Plate (botany)

Petal of a carnation species ( Dianthus sp.), Divided into a nail (below) and a plate (above)

In plants, the plate is the upper part of a free petal or nectar leaf , which is clearly separated from the narrower lower part, the nail , widened and mostly directed outwards.

supporting documents

• Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Excursion flora from Germany . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. tape 5 : Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Springer, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 , pp. 839 .