Roots that develop on a lower stem corn.
Stilt or Prop Roots
A stem modified into a short, sharp point.
Thorn
Heart-shaped leaves.
Cordate
Part of a flower that becomes fruit.
Ovary
Carrot, Potato, Radish, Sweet Potato
Potato
What is the function of brace roots?
Support
Stem that contain green, soft, and juicy tissue.
Herbaceous Stem
Leaves with smoot margin.
Entire
Part of a flower that becomes seed.
Ovule
Cassava, Ginger, Onion, Potato,
Cassava
What is the function of pneumatophores?
Gas Exchange
What is the function of spur?
Support
Leaf attachment where blade is attached directly to the stem without a petiole.
Sessile
The skin of a fruit
Exocarp
Beans, Corn, Rice, Wheat
Beans
Root system of dicots.
Tap Root System
What is the function of cladophyll?
photosynthesis
Leaf arrangement with several leaves around a single node.
Whorled
Citrus Family
Hesperidium
Spine, Tendril, Thorn, Trichome
Thorn
Roots that arise from stem or leaf tissue.
Adventitious Roots
What are the functions of corm and rhizome?
Storage and Asexual Reproduction
What is the function of bracts?
attraction
Gourd Family
Pepo
Cladophyll, Pneumatophores, Spur, Stolon
Pneumatophores