The most obvious difference between hermaphrodite flower and unisexual flowers is whether they contain both pistils and stamens. Unisexual flowers contain only one species. If they have only pistils, they are called female flowers. Otherwise, they are male flowers. And unisexual flowers need to be pollinated to successfully bear fruit, while hermaphrodite flower contain both male and female stamens and can bear fruit without pollination.

Hermaphrodite flower


Many people don’t know what is the difference between hermaphrodite flowers and unisexual flowers. In fact, the biggest difference between the two is that hermaphrodite flowers have both stamens and pistils, while unisexual flowers have only one of them, so unisexual flowers are also divided into male flowers and Female flower.

Common hermaphrodite flowers include peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, lilies, and wheat. They all pollinate each other through their own stamens. 

unisexual flower


Generally, hermaphrodite flowers do not need to be pollinated, and can be pollinated according to their own female and stamens, while unisexual flowers require outside help for pollination. Most of them will choose bees for pollination, otherwise they will not bear fruit.

The unisexual flowers are divided into monoecious and dioecious. Maize is a typical monoecious unisexual flower, while ginkgo is a dioecious unisexual flower.

But it should be noted that not every flower has perianth, whether it is hermaphrodite or unisexual, not all flowers have pistils or stamens. If one of the calyx, corolla, pistil and stamen is missing, this kind of flower is also called an incomplete flower.