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Botanical Nerd Word: Orthostichous

Orthostichous: With parts arranged in straight ranks or rows.* The individual flowers in the flowering spikes of this obedient plant (Physostegia) are arranged in straight, vertical lines up the flower …

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Botanical Nerd Word: Calyptra

Calyptra: Hood or cap, as with the fused calyx of California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) or onions (Allium)* The papery covering of these Allium blooms is called a calyptra. It splits and …

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Botanical Nerd Word: Flush

Flush: Emergence of leaves or flowers on woody plants.* As the flowers begin to fade on the redbuds (Cercis canadensis), the trees put out their flush of leaves. *Pell, S.K., Angell, …

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Pink rose bloom showing double flower.
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Botanical Nerd Word: Pleiomerous

Pleiomerous: Having more than the usual number of parts in a floral whorl; e.g. roses (Rosa) that have a proliferation of petals.* In nature, roses (genus Rosa) have flowers with only …

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Pink tulip bloom showing anthers
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Botanical Nerd Word: Anther

Anther: The terminal portion of a stamen of a flowering plant. The pollen sacs containing pollen are borne on the anther.* In this image, the tulip’s six anthers are purple. …

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