Tag: Native Plants

Hydrophobic: Tending to repel, or not to absorb, water.* Impatiens capensis, commonly known as jewelweed or touch-me-not, has hydrophobic leaves. Water drops bead on the surface after a rain and look like …

Secund: Arranged on one side of the axis only.* The individuals flowers of goldenrod grow along the top side of the stems. *Harris, J.G., Harris, M.W. (2001). Plant identification terminology: …

Autochore: A plant that is the major agent in the distribution of its own seeds or spores (as by special ejecting organs).* Jewelweeds (Impatiens pallida and I. capensis) produce spring-loaded …

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 …

Sessile: Lacking a stalk; e.g., a leaf without a petiole.* Trillium luteum has a sessile flower. It sits directly on top of the leaves (bracts) without a peduncle. *Pell, S.K., …

Trifoliate: With three leaves or three leaflets.* Strawberry leaves are each composed of 3 leaflets. *Harris, J.G., Harris, M.W. (2001). Plant identification terminology: An illustrated glossary (2nd ed.). Spring Lake: …

Helophyte: A plant, typical of marshy or lake-edge environments, in which the perennating organ lies in the soil or mud below the water level, but the aerial shoots protrude above …