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Size and appearance of petals, tepals, or perianth segments

Flowers are frequently recognizable because of their colored, conspicuous to showy petals or petaloidpetaloid:
(adj) resembling a petal in appearance
segments. Some plants have very small flowers not easily recognizable as such, or obvious inflorescences in which the individual flowers are nevertheless not easy to distinguish. Sometimes these very small flowers bear perianthperianth:
(n) collective term for the calyx and corolla of a flower; also used for floral whorl(s) in which the calyx and corolla cannot be resolved; any of the leaves or bracts surrounding the sex organs of bryophytes
whorl(s) that are narrow and ribbon-like.

The illustration for "conspicuous, +/- showy" depicts only showy flowers. Note that this state includes, in general, all flowers that are not small and inconspicuous.

conspicuous, +/- showy  
conspicuous, +/- showy
small, inconspicuous, and very narrow and ribbon-like  
small, inconspicuous, and very narrow and ribbon-like
small and inconspicuous, otherwise  
small and inconspicuous, otherwise
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