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Cupule: A cup-like sheath surrounding or enclosing certain fruits, e.g. the acorn of Quercus (Oaks).* The acorns on this English oak (Quercus robur) are maturing. The ‘caps’ at the top …
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Pterocaulous: With winged stems.* Euonymus alatus, also known as winged euonymus or burning bush, is a common garden shrub from Asia that has become invasive in North America. It has …
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Twining: Coiling or spiraling around a support (usually another stem) for climbing.* Many plants climb by twining. For example, dog-strangling vine. This one is twining up a railing in Wilket …
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She gardens. He pots. Between them they have created an impressive seven-outdoor-room garden in midtown Creemore, Ontario. The combined artistry of Charlotte and Paul Vorstermans was an unexpected treat on …
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Receptacle: In flowers and fruits, tissue to which all the floral whorls are attached.* A strawberry is not a berry at all. It is actually a swollen receptacle. Each of …
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Hastate: Arrowhead-shaped with basal lobes pointing outward from the midvein.* Blue vervain (Verbena hastata), as the species name implies, has hastate leaves. The image above shows the plant flowering on …
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Sarmentose: Having long, thin runners (stolons).* Strawberries produce long runners, with new plantlets rooting along the ground. The image on the right shows the long runners producing plantlets. See also …
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Ligule: The membranous appendage arising from the inner surface of the leaf at the junction with the leaf sheath in many grasses and some sedges.* In grasses, the ligule is …
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Choosing hundreds of stone sculptures, crating and shipping them from Zimbabwe to botanical gardens across the world is one thing. Packing up your entire household including mom, dad, two kids …
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Rhizome: An underground, usually horizontal stem, such as that of ginger.* Irises grow from horizontal rhizomes that look much like pieces of ginger. Though they look a lot like ginger, …
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