Sepal =D
it is called the sepal
The calyx (which the sepals are the outer part of) protects the bud before it opens. The sepal allows the calyx to open and provides rigid support for the petals and reproductive organs of the flower.
The structures that cover and protect the buds of a flower are known as sepals. These are essentially leaves that have been modified.
The sepals are the green-leaf like structures that enclose and protect the developing flower. It is a modified leaf in the outermost whorl calyx of a flower. The calyx (which the sepals are the outer part of) protects the bud before it opens. The sepal allows the calyx to open and provides rigid support for the petals and reproductive organs of the flower.
Modified leaf that protects a flower bud
Sepals protect the immature flower during the bud stage
Sepals protect the flower whilst the flower is developing from a bud.
a sepal
To protect the developing flower bud.
Sepals
Sepals protect the flower whilst the flower is developing from a bud.It also protects the ovary and supports petals.
The sepals protect the tender parts of the flower in the unopened flower.