List of plant parts

Flowers are the part of a plant that is used to make seeds, which grow into baby plants. Flowers are usually very pretty. The reason for this is the plant needs insects to come to the flowers and fertilize them so seeds can develop. Insects are attracted to the flowers by their colour and the sweet nectar that the plant grows inside the flower as a reward for the insects.

Something germinates when it starts to grow. When you are talking about germination you are usually talking about plants. Seeds, bulbs and spores all germinate. The picture is of some coconut seeds germinating.

Leaves grow all over most plants. Leaves are always some shade of green, although they often have yellow or red patterns on them. Plants use sunlight falling on the green in their leaves, called chlorophyll, to convert air and water into food.

A nut is a seed of a plant that has a very hard outside layer. Some nuts are found inside the plant's fruit, other nuts are actually the fruit itself.

The pine cone is the female part of the pine tree. The pine tree's seeds grow inside the pine cone, and when it is ripe the cone opens so the seeds can fall out.