plant parts

in flowrs, lacking either male or female sex organs.

covered with a "bloom" or whitish substance that wipes off

the point on the twig where the petiole meerts the twig.

with a continuous margin, not notched, toothed or lobed

another name for ament.

a fine, whitsh, powdery or waxy covering on the surface of leaves,stems or fruit

a fleshy indehiscent fruit in wich the inner wall surrounding the seeds is cartilaginous or papery and the outer wall is fleshy. pears

the ripened ovule,the essential part of whuch is the embryo

small modified leaves occuring at the base of some petioles. Blade and petiole form a complete leaf.

egg-shaped

a fleshy one-seeded indehiscent fruit with the seed enclosed in a stoney inner wall surrounded by a fleshy outer wall. i.e. cherry, plum

as though abruptly cut off, forming an angle of about 180 degrees

minute openings in the surface of leaves through which gas exchange takes place with the atmosphere

the central soft tissue of a stem. may be solid, soft, chambered or hollow.

a dry dehiscent fruit that splits longitudinally along two or more sides at maturity. ie fruit of the pacific rhododendron

in flowers,lacking any of the 4 principal flower parts-sepals,petals,pistils,or stamens

the part of the stem between leaf nodes. In conifers foresters often use the term to refer to a single years growth of the twig or main bole

that portion of the axis of a compound leaf from the lowest pair of leaflets upwards

splitting into two parts at each junction or node

a joint where a leaf is borne or may be borne.

a dry indehiscent, fruit containing a single seed

any arrangement of leaves or other parts not opposite or whorled; placed singly at different heights on the axis or stem

a spike-like inflorescence in which individual flowers have short or no stalks; flowers are unisexual.

a cone-like inflorescence with imbricated bracts or scales

male with stamens, but no functional pistil

the arrangement of leaves on their axis, expressed numerically by a fraction.

represents the number of revolutions of a spiral made in passing from one leaf past each successive leaf to the leaf above the initial leaf

the number of leaves passed in the spiral denoted in the numerator

the ultimate division of a branch; the current years growth; a twig

growing structure at the side or tip of a stem or branch containing young leaves, flowers, or both

a bundle or closed cluster, normally enclosed in a paper sheath, as with pine needles

a small dry, one seeded fruit which does not split at maturity; may or may not have a feathery tail

not covered by special scales

bearing glands, small cellular organs, secretining oils, tars, resins etc. May occur on leaves, stems, or fruits.

triangular,delta-like

at the tip or distant end

not stalked

a numerical term used to describe the arrangement of leaves on a twig. the denominator is the phyllotaxic fraction.

closely and flatly pressed against

having two or more similiar parts in one organ; may apply to leaves, flowers, or fruit

with sharp, rather coarse indentations or teeth that are perpendicular to the margin

an adjective denoting any covering of thorns, spines, spikes, barbs, or prickles; may occur on leaves, stems or fruit

lobed,divided, or ribbed in a hand-like fashion; digitate

corky growth on young bark, shaped like a double convex lens; covered with aeration

the ripening ovary with enclosed seeds and other adnate parts; the seed-bearing organ of the plant

a pointed branch, usually strong and stout, not pulling of the bark

a woody plant that remains low and produces many shoots or trunks from the base

bent or curved downward or backward

needle like-descriptive of the foliage of pine trees

a dry, multiple fruit generally consisting of overlapping scales of a woody or semi-woody nature

the complete set of petals on a flower; usually colored other than green, directly above the calyx

not balances; the parts dissimilar to each other; inequilateral mostly used to describe the bases of leaves or cones

veined in a pinnate manner refers only to veins

technically, it means indented less than hlaf way to the midrib. more commonly it's used to mean moderately to deeply indented

having longitudinal channels or grooves

remaining closed; not splitting open at maturity; nut, achene and samara are three examples

a single blade of a compound leaf

in leaves the petiole attached at or near the center of the lower surface of the blade. In cone-scale, when the attachment is at the under

a special type of pubescence; covered with dense wooly hairs

a leaf that is not compound into leaflets or of an inflorescence that is not branched. not divided

a sticky secretion exuding from certain plants and trees

unlike parts which are fused together

a cone bearing plant

with obtuse or rounded broad teeth that may be directed forward or at right angles to the midvein; scalloped

reamining attached longer than might be expected

the mainrib of a leaf or leaf-like part; a continuation of the petiole

a whorl or rosette of bracts surrounding an inflorescence, sometimes becoming a husk around mature fruit.

smooth; not hairy

pulpy, indehiscent, few-or many-seeded fruit resulting from a simple pistil. the seeds are embedded wholly inside the fruit

three or more flowers or leaves at a node

a saw-toothed leaf margin, with the teeth pointing forward

covered with short, soft hairs; downy

curved or bowed

having the appearance of"rooms" or cells

the apex markedly notched but not lobed

two at a node; on opposing sides of an axis. may refer to leaves, flowers, fruit, branches, etc.

a dry. dehiscent fruit containing several seeds and splitting along 2 lines of dehiscence at maturity. only occurs in the pea family.

narrow and flat with nearly parallel sides. ex. fir needles.

peeling off in shreds, thin layers, or plates, as bark from the trunk of a tree

a fruit in which a fleshy outer covering grows from the seed from the point where the seed attaches to the stem. the fruit of pacific yew

a compact woody twig with little or no internodal developement

a dry indehiscent winged fruit, consisting of one seed. may be single as in ashes or compound as in the maples

feather-formed, with the parts placed on opposite sides of a central axis in one plane.

the offspring of a plant that reproduced vegetatively (asexually) rather than sexually genetically identical to a single parent.

scars of the leaf veins where they become detached from the stem

a dry dehiscent fruit containing one to many seeds, but splitting down one line of dehiscence. the fruit of ninebark

with veins forming a network

overlapping, as the shingles on a roof. generally used to describe bud scales

female; having one or more pistils and no functional stamen

having male 9staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers on different plants

a nut with a cup-like involucre around the base; a dry, indehiscent, one seeded fruit. oak trees have this kind of fruit.

a woody plant that produces one main trunk and more or less distinct elevated head

a leaf that has been modified or reduced to a sharp pointed, rigid, deep seated spike

rolled under, with margin rolled toward lower side. used particularly to describe leaf margins

the exposed part of a cone scale when a cone is closed

falling off at the end of growing season

a type of leaf arrangement in which opposite leaves occur in pairs with each pair alternating at right angles to the one above and below

having staminate ( male) and pistillate (female) flowers on the same plant

leaf stalk