Talk:Achene

? Is this correct: "A rose also produces achenes. Each fruit, called a rose hip, holds a few achenes."
? Is this correct: "A rose also produces achenes. Each fruit, called a rose hip, holds a few achenes."

If an achene is a fruit, how can the "fruit" ("rose hip") contain "a few achenes"? If, in fact, roses produce achenes, it's my guess that the "rose hip" is perhaps an aggregate accessory fruit (derived from the tissue of the receptacle), but I'm not sure.

At any rate, the statement as it is now included in the article is confusing at best, and almost certainly incorrect.

I hope that someone who knows more about this than do I will fix this problem. Thanks in advance!

philiptdotcom (talk) 03:31, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

Philiptdotcom is correct.
A "rose hip" is not a fruit. As Philiptdotcom states it is an "aggregate accessory" (an aggregate of achene fruits that are encompassed within an expanded hypanthium (aka floral tube) = structure where basal portions of the calyx, the corolla, and the stamens unite with the receptacle to form a cup-shaped tube.

KMPryer (talk) 02:02, 24 January 2019 (UTC)KMPryer

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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Utricle (fruit) and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 March 21 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 16:40, 21 March 2022 (UTC)