What is a receptacle?
A receptacle is a part of a flower.
The receptacle is the base of the flower to which the other parts of the flower are attached, aka the insertion point. (1)
What does a receptacle look like?
(see pic here)
(see another pic here)
What flowers have a receptacle?
some flowers in the Asteraceae family (example, daisies, sunflowers)
What flowers do NOT have a receptacle?
if they do not have a receptacle, they may have a pedicel
Resources
1. https://www.activewild.com/types-of-flower/
