What Are Flowering Plants?

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A flowering plant produces flowers for reproduction. Female flowers contain pistils, which create new seeds when fertilized by pollen from a male flower.

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Sarah Metzker Erdemir is an expat writer and ESL teacher living in Istanbul since 2002. A fiction writer for more than 25 years, she began freelance writing and editing in 2000. Ms. Metzker Erdemir holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Romance languages and linguistics as well as a TESOL Master of Arts degree. She has written articles for eHow, Garden Guides, and ConnectEd.

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