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Fasciation. Fasciation (pronounced / ˌfæʃiˈeɪʃən /, from the Latin root meaning "band" or "stripe"), also known as cresting, is a relatively rare condition of abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the apical meristem (growing tip), which normally is concentrated around a single point and produces approximately cylindrical tissue ...
Fascicle (botany) In botany, a fascicle is a bundle of leaves or flowers growing crowded together; alternatively the term might refer to the vascular tissues that supply such an organ with nutrients. [1] However, vascular tissues may occur in fascicles even when the organs they supply are not fascicled.
Echinacea / ˌɛkɪˈneɪsiə, ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃiə / [1] is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family. It has ten species, which are commonly called coneflowers. They are native only in eastern and central North America, where they grow in wet to dry prairies and open wooded areas.
Vascular plants (from Latin vasculum 'duct'), also called tracheophytes (/ t r ə ˈ k iː. ə ˌ f aɪ t s /) or collectively tracheophyta (/ t r ə ˈ k iː. ə f aɪ t ə /; from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία (trakheîa artēría) 'windpipe', and φυτά (phutá) 'plants'), form a large group of land plants (c. 300,000 accepted known species) that have lignified tissues ...
Syringa vulgaris is a large deciduous shrub or multi-stemmed small tree, growing to 6–7 m (20–23 ft) high. It produces secondary shoots from the base or roots, with stem diameters up to 20 cm (8 in), which in the course of decades may produce a small clonal thicket. [7] The bark is grey to grey-brown, smooth on young stems, longitudinally ...
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea coast and on riverbanks.
Echium / ˈɛkiəm / [1] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae that contains about 70 species and several subspecies . Species of Echium are native to North Africa, mainland Europe to Central Asia, and the Macaronesian islands where the genus reaches its maximum diversity. Twenty-nine species of Echium are endemic to the ...
Pistia. Pistia is a genus of aquatic plants in the arum family, Araceae. It is the sole genus in the tribe Pistieae which reflects its systematic isolation within the family. [5] The single species it comprises, Pistia stratiotes, is often called water cabbage, water lettuce, Nile cabbage, or shellflower. Its native distribution is uncertain ...