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oleander-leaf podocarp Podocarpaceae (podocarp family) Sciadopityaceae: koyamaki family; Sciadopitys: sciadopitys trees; Sciadopitys verticillata: koyamaki; umbrella-pine Sciadopityaceae (umbrella pine family) Taxaceae: yew family; Taxus: yew trees; Taxus baccata: European yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus brevifolia: Pacific yew Taxaceae (yew ...
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]
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.
The following is a list of widely known trees and shrubs found in Texas. [3] [4] [5] Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order by family. [6] Ecoregions are denoted by similar vegetation and environmental resources.
Alternate-leaf Dogwood: Mountains and Piedmont: Least Concern: Cornaceae: Cornus drummondii C. A. Meyer [1]: 215–216 Roughleaf Dogwood: Dade County, Georgia: Least Concern: Cornaceae: Cornus florida L. [1]: 216–217 Flowering Dogwood: Common state-wide Least Concern: Cornaceae: Cornus foemina Miller [1]: 217 Swamp Dogwood: Piedmont and ...
[1] [2] Small shrubs, less than 2 metres (6.6 feet) tall are sometimes termed as subshrubs. Many botanical groups have species that are shrubs, and others that are trees and herbaceous plants instead. Some define a shrub as less than 6 m (20 ft) and a tree as over 6 m. Others use 10 m (33 ft) as the cutoff point for classification. [2]
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.