Roots
This type of root system consists of a single, large primary root with smaller lateral roots branching off.
Taproot system
The region between two nodes.
Internode
A leaf of a plant consisting of several or many distinct parts (leaflets) joined to a single stem.
Compound leaf
The basic unit of inflorescence in grasses and sedges, consisting of two or more flowers subtended by one or more glumes.
Spikelet
These specialized root structures house nitrogen-fixing bacteria in legumes.
Root nodules
An underground, horizontal stem that puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots.
Rhizome
A sharp-pointed leaf apex or other plant part where the margins form an angle between 45 and 90 degrees.
Acute
A bract, or leaf-like structure, typically found at the base of a spikelet.
Glume
This root type has a network of numerous, adventitious roots.
Root nodules
The papery tissue sticking up at the leaf-stem intersection on a grass.
Ligule
Margins are rolled downward to underside of leaf.
Revolute
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Fabaceae
This type of root arises from non-root tissues, such as stems or leaves.
Adventitious roots
The mark left on a stem or twig after a leaf falls off, indicating the point where the leaf's petiole (stalk) was attached.
Leaf scar
The side of a leaf facing away from the axis i.e. lower surface.
Abaxial
A type of unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence where flowers are borne on short stalks (pedicels) along an elongated central axis.
Raceme
These swollen, underground stems store nutrients, found on Dotted gayfeather (Liatris punctata).
Corm
Pores for gas exchange on bark of woody plants.
Lenticels
The shape of a thread or filament, meaning it is long, slender, and cylindrical.
Filiform
The overlapping arrangement of spikelets, like shingles on a roof or scales on a fish.
Imbrication