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Vaccinium ovalifolium (commonly known as Alaska blueberry, early blueberry, oval-leaf bilberry, oval-leaf blueberry, and oval-leaf huckleberry) [2] is a plant in the heath family with three varieties, all of which grow in northerly regions (e.g. the subarctic).
A tiller is a shoot that arises from the base of a grass plant. The term refers to all shoots that grow after the initial parent shoot grows from a seed. [1] [2] Tillers are segmented, each segment possessing its own two-part leaf. They are involved in vegetative propagation and, in some cases, also seed production.
Joan Arend Kickbush (March 23, 1926 – June 16, 2006) was a popular Alaskan artist. Her paintings and illustrations featured Alaska Native children, Yupik villagers and Arctic wildlife . She painted in watercolor and oil.
The Alaskan subspecies of moose (Alces alces gigas) is the largest in the world; adult males weigh 1,200 to 1,600 pounds (542–725 kg), and adult females weigh 800 to 1,300 pounds (364–591 kg) [17] Alaska's substantial moose population is controlled by predators such as bears and wolves, which prey mainly on vulnerable calves, as well as by ...
A leaf (pl.: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, [1] usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis.Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", [2] [3] while the leaves, stem, flower, and fruit collectively form the shoot system. [4]
Bulbs are a combination of stem and leaves so may better be considered as leaves because the leaves make up the greater part. Caespitose: When stems grow in a tangled mass or clump or in low growing mats. Cladode (including phylloclade): A flattened stem that appears leaf-like and is specialized for photosynthesis, [4] e.g. cactus pads.
Symphyotrichum cordifolium (formerly Aster cordifolius), commonly known as common blue wood aster, heartleaf aster, [3] and blue wood-aster, [4] is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to central and eastern North America.
It has round, shiny green leaves1–4 cm (1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and 6 cm (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) broad; they are pubescent, with long, silky, silvery hairs. Like the rest of the willows, Arctic willow is dioecious, with male and female catkins on separate plants. As a result, the plant's appearance varies; the female catkins are red ...