leaves attached one at a time
Alternate leaves
terminal bud, the bud at the stem tip
Apical bud
lateral buds, the buds along the side of the stem,
immediately above each leaf, the sources of branches
Axillary buds
roots arranged like bristles on a broom
Fibrous roots
leaflets arranged along a stalk
Pinnately compound leaf
Leaves may be hairless (glabrous), hairy (pubescent), or waxy-blue (glaucous,). If the
pubescence (hairiness) resembles felt, the leaf is?
roots that store food reserves such as starch
tuberous roots
leaf shape widest at bottom, roughly egg-shaped, broader than lanceolate
paired outgrowths at petiole base on many plants
Stipules
one unit (mini-leaf) of a compound leaf is
breathing pores on young stem
Lenticels
horizontal stem, usually underground
Rhizome
If a leaf is almost compound but the leaflets are not 100% separate, it is
pinnately or palmately lobed.
If the leaflets all radiate from one point like spokes, the leaf is
"palmately compound."