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Ceanothus americanus is a shrub that lives up to fifteen years and growing between 18 and 42 in (0.5 and 1 m) high, having many thin branches.Its root system is thick with fibrous root hairs close to the surface, but with stout, burlish, woody roots that reach deep into the earth—root systems may grow very large in the wild, to compensate after repeated exposures to wildfires.
Alternate leaves may have either one or three main veins rising from the base of the leaf. [16] The leaves have a shiny upper surface that feels "gummy" when pinched between the thumb and forefinger, and the roots of most species have red inner root bark. [17]
Lithospermum erythrorhizon, commonly called purple gromwell, red stoneroot, red gromwell, red-root gromwell and redroot lithospermum, is a plant species in the family Boraginaceae. [1] It is called zǐcǎo ( 紫草 ) in Chinese, jichi ( 지치 ) in Korean, and murasaki ( ムラサキ ; 紫 ) in Japanese.
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Roots of trees. Early root growth is one of the functions of the apical meristem located near the tip of the root. The meristem cells more or less continuously divide, producing more meristem, root cap cells (these are sacrificed to protect the meristem), and undifferentiated root cells. The latter become the primary tissues of the root, first ...
The deep red color of beets, bougainvillea, amaranth, and many cacti results from the presence of betalain pigments. [2] The particular shades of red to purple are distinctive and unlike that of anthocyanin pigments found in most plants. There are two categories of betalains: [3] Betacyanins include the reddish to violet betalain pigments.
Ornamental plants with tuberous roots include the Persian buttercup, Ranunculus asiaticus, [6] and dahlias. [7] When sold in the dry form, dahlia "bulbs" consist of a cluster of tuberous roots attached to one or more stems. Only the stems produce buds, from around the "collar" close to where the roots are attached.
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