A new portrait of the world’s first flower is unveiled
Reconstruction of sex organs and petallike parts gives clues to ancient flowers’ origin
![First flower reconstruction](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/080117_AY_ancient-flower_main.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
FLOWER POWER This 3-D reconstruction reveals what the first flowers may have looked like. Female reproductive organs (green), male reproductive organs (yellow), and petallike structures (white) are shown.
H. Sauquet and Jürg Schönenberger