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Plant Morphology
Plant Morphology
Bud
= immature shoot,
usually with protective scale leaves
Each leaf
primordium
develops into
one leaf.
Caryota sp.
Arecaceae
Branch
= elongated shoot, arising from bud
Plant Habit
bulb corm
(mostly leaves) (mostly stem)
pinnately bipinnately
simple
compound compound
Leaf Type / Parts
ternate/ palmate
trifoliolate
leaf arrangement
alternate
opposite whorled
spiral
2 leaves / node 3+ leaves / node
1 leaf / node
Leaf Venation
2 major types:
parallel - monocots
netted - eudicots
vestiture
= cover of plant "hairs" (trichomes)
glabrous - smooth, with no trichomes