Botanical Nerd Word: Caespitose
Caespitose: Growing in dense tufts.* Many grasses have a caespitose growth habit, including these Miscanthus plants. *Harris, J.G., Harris, M.W. (2001). Plant identification terminology: An illustrated…
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Botanical Nerd Word: Strict
Strict: Very straight and upright, not at all spreading.* This arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) in the Knot Garden has a very upright growth habit. *Harris, J.G., Harris, M.W….
Botanical Nerd Word: Bundle Trace
Bundle trace (syn. bundle scar): Scar left on a twig by the vascular bundles when a leaf falls.* Different plants have different numbers of bundle traces…
Art Exhibits
Rotating exhibitions are displayed in the Weston Family Library. Open to the public during library hours. Artworks by William Glover Tuesday, November 20, 2018 – Thursday, March…
Botanical Nerd Word: Ligneous
Ligneous: Woody.* Now that the frosty weather is setting in, it’s easy to see which plants are ligneous. Herbaceous plants die back to the ground…
Botanical Nerd Word: Exfoliate
Exfoliate: To peel of in flakes or layers, as the bark of some trees.* The exfoliating bark of paperbark maples make them a great choice for…
Botanical Nerd Word: Imparipinnate
Imparipinnate: Pinnately compound with an odd number of leaflets, terminating in a single leaflet. Syn. Odd-pinnate* For example, the leaves of this sumac. *Pell, S.K.,…
Botanical Nerd Word: Pinnate
Pinnate: Leaf with veins, lobes, leaflets, or dissections arising along a central elongate axis.* These beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica) have a pinnate vein pattern. *Pell, S.K.,…
Botanical Nerd Word: Palmatifid
Palmatifid: Of a leaf shape which is shaped like a hand but with the leaf divisions stopping half-way down the ‘fingers.’* The palmatifid leaves of this…
Botanical Nerd Word: Anemochory
Anemochory: Dispersal of fruits and seeds by wind.* Milkweed pods (Asclepias tuberosa) are opening up and releasing their fluffy seeds in the garden and ravine….