
Botanical Nerd Word: Peltate
Peltate: Having a centrally attached stalk or petiole like an umbrella.* The leaf stalk of mayapples (Podophyllum peltatum) is attached in the middle of the leaf, rather than at the leaf margin. …
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Peltate: Having a centrally attached stalk or petiole like an umbrella.* The leaf stalk of mayapples (Podophyllum peltatum) is attached in the middle of the leaf, rather than at the leaf margin. …
Read MoreGraveolent: Strongly scented, often unpleasantly so.* Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as eastern skunk cabbage, is one of the first plants to bloom in the spring. It’s just starting to poke up in …
Read MoreThermogenesis: The generation or production of heat, esp. in the animal body.* Although body heat is usually associated only with animals, some plants are actually able to produce body heat …
Read MoreWe all lust after plants that we see on our travels, but bringing them home (even the most innocent looking plant cutting or seeds) could release an environmental tsunami of …
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