Facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside...
acing towards the stem of a plant (in particular denoting the upper surface of a leaf)
Relating to or involving two populations of the same species which cannot interbreed because they are separated by a...
Forming a ring.
anther: pollen-bearing structure in the stamen (male organ) of the flower usually located on top of the filament of...
The state of efflorescing; time of flowering or blossoming
top
Located or growing from an axil (the upper angle formed by a leaf or branch and the axis bearing...
The upper angle formed by a leaf or branch and the axis bearing it (main stem)
bract: a leaf-like structure, different in form from the foliage leaves and without an axillary bud, associated with an...
Stiff, strong but slender hairs.
a stiff or rigid, hair-like process
the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around...
basal stem structure from which new growth arises
resembling an upright pillar or column.
having straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section; in the shape or form of a cylinder.
more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first
having divisions that are themselves compound (made up or consisting of several parts or elements.)
extending down the stem below the point of attachment
native and restricted to a certain place
filament: the stalk of a stamen
With scattered patches of hairs that usually rub off easily
follicle: a dry fruit that is derived from a single carpel and opens on one side only to release...
Spindle-shaped, that is being wide in the middle while narrowing or tapering at both ends.
Without hairs.
With long, rather stiff trichomes.
covered with minute silky hairs, discovered better by the touch than by sight.
bent or curved inwards or upwards, of leaf margins, curved towards the adaxial surface
Having an involucre, a whorl or rosette of bracts surrounding an inflorescence
An area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
Covered with fine, long hairs; having a woolly surface.
Lancelike, of a leaf, about four times as long as it is broad, broadest in the lower half and...
running lengthwise rather than across
a short sharp point at the end of a part or organ.
Having the figure of an egg
egg-shaped (in three dimensions)
Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf
petiole: the stalk at the base of the leaf blade, attaching and supporting the leaf blade to the stem.
The stalk portion of a leaflet.
With very short hairs, minutely pubescent.
Covered with fine, short, soft hair.
Curved or curled downwards or backwards
having or resembling the shape of a rhombus (a quadrilateral all of whose sides have the same length)
scale: a reduced or rudimentary leaf, for example surrounding a dormant bud,
a leaf is ‘segmented’ when it consists of pieces of various shapes, which are more or less separated from...
a leaf is ‘segmented’ when it consists of pieces of various shapes, which are more or less separated from...
sepal: each of the parts of the calyx of a flower, enclosing the petals and typically green and leaflike
attached directly by its base without a stalk or peduncle, (of flowers or leaves) having no stalk; growing directly...
stamen: one of the male organs of a flower, consisting typically of a stalk (filament) and a pollen-bearing portion...
A ground-lying or trailing stem that produces roots at the nodes.
marked with or having stripes
refers to different species or populations of the same species that live in the same geographic area.
Covered with dull colored woolly hairs. Short and entirely covering the ovaries. Found in most peony species.
plant hair
plant hairs
tuber: a starchy storage organ (such as a potato) formed by swelling of an underground stem or the distal...
Turion: a bud that becomes detached and dormant until the following spring
Wave-like
