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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]
For diseases of foliage plants, see the following lists: List of Croton diseases; List of Ficus diseases; List of foliage plant diseases (Acanthaceae)
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. [1] This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many different species, the unique feature of evergreen plants lends itself to various environments and purposes.
This is a list of diseases of foliage plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. Plant Species. diseases; Code: Scientifice Name: Common Name: C Calathea spp. M
This is a list of diseases of foliage plants belonging to the family Arecaceae. Plant Species. Plant Species; C Caryota mitis: fishtail palm Ch Chamaedorea spp.
Floriculture crops include cut flowers [1] and cut cultivated greens, bedding plants (garden flowers or annuals, and perennials, houseplants (foliage plants and flowering potted plants). [2] [3] These plants are produced in ground beds, flower fields or in containers in a greenhouse. Protected cultivation is often used because these plants have ...
In seed plants (gymnosperms and flowering plants), the sporophyte forms most of the visible plant, and the gametophyte is very small. Flowering plants reproduce sexually using flowers, which contain male and female parts: these may be within the same ( hermaphrodite ) flower, on different flowers on the same plant , or on different plants .
Plants that are intermediate may be called semi-deciduous; they lose old foliage as new growth begins. [10] Other plants are semi-evergreen and lose their leaves before the next growing season, retaining some during winter or dry periods. [11] Like a number of other deciduous plants, Forsythia flowers during the leafless season.