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When the bud develops, the scales may enlarge somewhat but usually just drop off, leaving a series of horizontally-elongated scars on the surface of the growing stem. By means of these scars one can determine the age of any young branch, since each year's growth ends in the formation of a bud, the formation of which produces an additional group ...
A leaf scar is the mark left by a leaf after it falls off the twig. It marks the site where the petiole attached to the stem . A leaf scar is typically found below a branch, as branches come from axillary buds located above leaf scars.
Twigs covered in powdered snow. A twig is a thin, often short, branch of a tree or bush. [1]The buds on the twig are an important diagnostic characteristic, as are the abscission scars where the leaves have fallen away.
Accessory bud – an embryonic shoot occurring above or to the side of an axillary bud; also known as supernumerary bud. Adventitious bud – a bud that arises at a point on the plant other than at the stem apex or a leaf axil. Axillary – an embryonic shoot which lies at the junction of the stem and petiole of a plant. Dormant – see "Latent ...
Jointed; separating freely, leaving a clean scar; e.g. the frond s of certain ferns where they join the rhizome. ascending 1. (of a stem) Spreading horizontally, then directed upward; an ascending stem is more or less prostrate near its base, then erect. 2. (of an ovule) Attached somewhat above the base. ascidiate
A stipule is considered a "bud scale" if it is hard or scaly and protects leaf buds as they form. These generally fall off as soon as the leaf unfolds. A stipule is considered "tendrillar" if they are long thin tendrils, and are generally used by climbing plants. A stipule is considered "spiny" if they are long and pointy.
Mellencamp has documented her cancer journey on social media, sharing the same graphic photo of her surgery scar in December 2023. At the time, she'd been diagnosed with her 13th melanoma after ...
Scale leaves on the bud of a pear tree Scale leaves on the caulis of a Tussilago. A scale leaf is a leaf with a reduced blade which is mainly formed by the amphigastrium. It can be dry, membranous or coriaceous, but also sometimes green. Scale leaves protect with their bud scales the leaves and flowers inside the bud from drying out in winter ...