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| flower--notice how the petals and sepals are indistinguishable? When this is the case, we call them collectively tepals. | habit--notice the parallel-veined strap-shaped leaves: is this a monocot or a dicot? |
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| habit again--after the first good Spring rain in March or April, the rain lily flowers will open, seemingly from nowhere! | developing fruit--how many lobes are present? Is this a monocto or a dicot? |
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| fruit again, showing where tepals attached--did this fruit develop from a superior or an inferior ovary? | developing seeds |
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| when the seeds mature, they turn a shiny black and are released through the top of the fruit |
