A flower having
four or more petals and four
or more sepals in the same plane
or whorl. In order to be registered as
a polytepal a plant must bloom at
least 50% or more of its blooms as a polytepal. For a
formal definition, see polytepalous.
Photo
by Michael Brown, used with permission. Cultivar: TEXAS
MOON MAGIC (Carpenter, J. 1996)
