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The following terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (that is, the leaf blade or 'lamina' is undivided) or compound (that is, the leaf blade is divided into two or more leaflets). [1] The edge of the leaf may be regular or irregular, and may be smooth or have hair, bristles, or ...
Dendrology (Ancient Greek: δένδρον, dendron, "tree"; and Ancient Greek: -λογία, -logia, science of or study of) or xylology (Ancient Greek: ξύλον, ksulon, "wood") is the science and study of woody plants (trees, shrubs, and lianas), specifically, their taxonomic classifications. [1]
mountain alder; thin-leaf alder Betulaceae (birch family) Betula: birches; Betula × caerulea: blue birch; blueleaf birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula albosinensis: Chinese red birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula alleghaniensis: yellow birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula alnoides: alder-leaf birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula ...
Pseudautoicous – dwarf male plants growing on living leaves of female plants. Pseudomonoicous – Pseudoperianth – an involucre that resembles a perianth, but is made of thallus tissue, and usually forms after the sporophyte develops. Rhizautoicous – male inflorescence attached to the female stem by rhizoids.
Olearia ilicifolia is a shrub or small tree endemic to New Zealand. Common names include Māori-holly, [1] mountain holly, hakeke or hākēkeke and New Zealand holly.It is a spreading shrub or small tree of the family Asteraceae, and has largely serrated and undulating grey-green leaves.
This is an incomplete list of plants with trifoliate leaves. Trifoliate leaves (also known as trifoliolate or ternate leaves) are a leaf shape characterized by a leaf divided into three leaflets. Species which are known to be trifoliate are listed here.
Sida rhombifolia, commonly known as arrowleaf sida, [1] is a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the Family Malvaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.Other common names include rhombus-leaved sida, Paddy's lucerne, jelly leaf, and also somewhat confusingly as Cuban jute, [2] Queensland-hemp, [3] and Indian hemp (although S. rhombifolia is not closely related to either jute ...
In the spring the underground stems produce compound leaves that are large and finely toothed. Tiny white flowers, typically in three, globe-shaped clusters 4–5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –2 in) wide, are produced on tall scapes that grow about the same height as the leaves, about 30–60 cm (12–24 in) high. The flowers bloom from May to July and ...