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The dark horizontal lines on silver birch bark are the lenticels. [1]A lenticel is a porous tissue consisting of cells with large intercellular spaces in the periderm of the secondarily thickened organs and the bark of woody stems and roots of gymnosperms and dicotyledonous flowering plants. [2]
A plant which completes its life cycle (i.e. germinates, reproduces, and dies) within two years or growing seasons. Biennial plants usually form a basal rosette of leaves in the first year and then flower and fruit in the second year. bifid Forked; cut in two for about half its length. Compare trifid. bifoliate
The genus Vicia is part of the subfamily Faboideae which is contained in the flowering plant family Fabaceae or commonly known as legume or bean family, of the order Fabales in the kingdom Plantae. [3] Lentil plants in the field before flowering. The former genus Lens consisted of the cultivated L. culinaris and six related wild taxa.
Grapefruit. Grapefruit packs in a ton of nutrients for very few calories (half a grapefruit contains just 52 calories), making it one of the best-value fruits out there.High in vitamin C and ...
Calories per serving: 47 calories per 1 cup (whole) "Strawberries are one of the lowest-calorie fruits available, and are also one of the best sources of vitamin C, providing well over 100% of ...
Plant-based diet. The report identifies 12 plant sources and five animal sources that make up 75 percent of the food humans consume, and three crops (wheat, corn and rice) accounting for about "60 percent of the plant-based calories in most diets". [3]
Grapefruit. Grapefruit packs in a ton of nutrients for very few calories (half a grapefruit contains just 52 calories), making it one of the healthiest fruits out there.High in vitamin C and ...
As the stem ages and grows, changes occur that transform the surface of the stem into the bark. The epidermis is a layer of cells that cover the plant body, including the stems, leaves, flowers and fruits, that protects the plant from the outside world. In old stems the epidermal layer, cortex, and primary phloem become separated from the inner ...