Word of the Week: Equitant
Equitant: Of leaves, overlapping or straddling in two ranks, as the leaves of Iris.* This Phormium (New Zealand Flax plant) in the library shows equitant leaf…
Equitant: Of leaves, overlapping or straddling in two ranks, as the leaves of Iris.* This Phormium (New Zealand Flax plant) in the library shows equitant leaf…
Bract: A leaflike organ subtending an inflorescence. Bracts are sometimes brightly coloured and petal-like, as in poinsettia (Eurphorbia pulcherrima)* Poinsettias are grown for their bright red…
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Acerose: Needle-shaped, as the leaves of pine or spruce.* *Harris, J.G., Harris, M.W. (2001). Plant identification terminology: An illustrated glossary (2nd ed.). Spring Lake: Spring…
Glabrous: Smooth; lacking hairs.* The leaves of this holly (Ilex) are glossy because they are smooth and hairless. *Allaby, M. (2006). A dictionary of plant…
Fascicle: Bundle or tuft, usually bound at the base by a tight clustering of thin scales; needles of pines, uniquely among conifers, are arranged in fascicles….
Dehiscent: (De-his-cent) Bursting or splitting open at maturity. Usually used of a fruit that bursts open to release its seeds (e.g. pea pod).* The pods of…
Follicle: A dry, dehiscent fruit composed of a single carpel and opening along a single side, as a milkweed pod.* *Harris, J.G., Harris, M.W. (2001)….
Abscission: (ab-ˈsi-zhən) The controlled separation of leaves, flowers, and fruit from plants.* In autumn, leaves detach at the abscission zone, a layer of cells at…
Vernalization: In some species, flowers are formed in spring as a result of the plant […] being given a cold treatment, close to or at freezing…