How are the phenophases ‘Flowers’, Flower heads (grasses), or Pollen cones (conifers) different from ‘Open flowers’ or Open pollen cones’?
The ‘Flowers’, ‘Flower heads’ (grasses), and ‘Pollen cones’ (conifers) phenophases are new in 2011 and give you the opportunity to report developing flowers, flower heads (inflorescences), or pollen cones before you see any of the flowers or pollen cones open on your plant. Report “Yes” for this phenophase when you see any developing flower heads or fresh (unwithered) flowers on pollen cones on your plant, whether they are open or closed. This means that whenever you report you see ‘Open flowers’ or ‘Open pollen cones’, you should also be reporting that you see ‘Flowers’ or ‘Pollen cones’. For some species. flowers or pollen cones can open on sunny days and stay closed on cloudy days, in which case you should continue to report you see ‘Flowers’ or ‘Pollen cones’ even when you are reporting that you do not see ‘Open flowers’ or ‘Open pollen cones’. However, once all flowers or pollen cones on the plant have withered, do not report this phenophase even if the dried or withered petals or
