11. At the center of the array of appendages are several pistillate flower. 12. Of note is the damage which is present on the pistillate flower. 13. Flowers are bisexual but sometimes also unisexual and pistillate . 14. Finally trioecious plants have bisexual, staminate or pistillate flowers on different individuals. 15. The species is pistillate heads located below and in the axils of leaves. 16. Tiny flowers occur in the leaf axils; pistillate closer to the base. 17. This species is dioecious ( pistillate and staminate flowers occur on separate plants ). 18. The staminate flowers range from 20 30 and there are 19 43 pistillate flowers. 19. The pistillate ( female ) catkins are long, containing 10 30 flowers each. 20. The pistillates will grow all year long as long as the temperatures are favorable.
