Changes

The term '''perianth''' has two similar but separate meanings in botany:

The term '''perianth''' has two similar but separate meanings in botany:

* In [[flowering plant]]s, the perianth is the outer, sterile whorls of a [[flower]] (see [[sepal]], [[petal]], and [[tepal]]).

* In [[flowering plant]]s, the perianth is the outer, sterile whorls of a [[flower]] (see [[sepal]], [[petal]], and [[tepal]]). Alternate definition; The floral envelope considered together; commonly used for [[flower]]s in which there is usually no clear distinction between [[calyx]] and [[corolla]], as the [[lilies]].{{SCH}}

 

* In a [[Marchantiophyta|liverwort]], perianth is the sterile tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure (or developing [[sporophyte]]).  

* In a [[Marchantiophyta|liverwort]], perianth is the sterile tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure (or developing [[sporophyte]]).  

[[Category:Plant anatomy]]

[[Category:Plant anatomy]]