context: The essential parts of a flower can be considered in two parts: the vegetative part, consisting of petals and associated structures in the perianth, and the reproductive or sexual parts. A stereotypical flower consists of four kinds of structures attached to the tip of a short stalk.  Each of these kinds of parts is arranged in a whorl on the receptacle.  The four main whorls (starting from the base of the flower or lowest node and working upwards) are as follows:
question: What are the main parts of a flower?
answers.text: vegetative part, consisting of petals and associated structures in the perianth, and the reproductive or sexual parts the vegetative part, consisting of petals and associated structures in the perianth, and the reproductive or sexual parts vegetative part, consisting of petals and associated structures in the perianth, and the reproductive or sexual parts