21. They concluded that each staminate flower definitely had two anthers, closely pressed together. 22. Each flower is either strictly staminate or hermaphroditic. 23. The terminal spikelet is usually staminate , occasionally androgynous, gynecandrous, or pistillate. 24. Both staminate and pistillate heads are long. 25. This species is staminate flowers look quite similar, thinner but larger overall and denser. 26. The staminate ( i . e . male ) flowers are terminal on weak shoots. 27. A sterile staminate flower is usually absent. 28. The staminate flowers have three elongated, tapering sepals and three thick, valvate petals. 29. Asparagus plants will bear bear male ( staminate ) flowers or female ( pistillate ) flowers. 30. It is dioecious, i . e . with staminate and carpellate flowers on separate plants.
