A new portrait of the world’s first flower is unveiled
Reconstruction of sex organs and petallike parts gives clues to ancient flowers’ origin

FLOWER POWER This 3-D reconstruction reveals what the first flowers may have looked like. Female reproductive organs (green), male reproductive organs (yellow), and petallike structures (white) are shown.
H. Sauquet and Jürg Schönenberger
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