Native Plants
Glossary of commonly used botanical terms and their definitions.
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Acaulescent | Without a distinct stem. | |
Achene | A dry, usually one-seeded, indehiscent fruit. | |
Acorn | A usually one-seeded (occasionally two-seeded) nut enclosed in a hard, leathery shell and subtended by a scaly cup. The fruit of any species in the genera, Quercus or Lithocarpus. | |
Actinomorphic | Refers to flowers that can be divided into equal halves along any axis (radially symmetric). | |
Acuminate | Gradually tapering to a point. | |
Acute | Pointed apex with margins that form an angle between 45 and 90 degrees. | |
AGCP | Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain - NWPL Region | |
Aggregate | Fruit developed from multiple pistils in a single flower, e.g. raspberry (Rubus spp.). | |
Alternate | Placed singly at different heights on the stem; not opposite or whorled. | alternate.jpg |
Androecium | Collective term for the stamens of one flower. | |
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