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Lily General
... fleshy roots from a crown. The Lily Bulb The Lily bulb can be described as looking like an Artichoke. It is composed of firm fleshy scales and a short stem or axis (which is more often called the Basal Plate). The Basal Plate is where the scales are ... of the bulb, because it produces the roots, scales and buds for new growth. The scales are in actuality modified leaves. They are ...
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Vegetative Terminology (Part 1)
... The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants (1876). Older, mature branches with larger leaves produce fleshy, flower-bearing syconia. In fact, this species has been crossed with the edible fig (F ... bulb is an upright subterranean stem surrounded by overlapping, fleshy scales. The corm is an underground stem without overlapping scales or with only a few scales. See The Edible Bulbs Of Onions And Leeks ...
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Exam #3 Hints
... rhizome); bulb (an upright subterranean stem surrounded by overlapping, fleshy scales); corm (an underground stem without overlapping scales or with only a few scales); storage roots (enlarged roots that often occur in clusters ... inside of a coconut seed showing a small, cylindrical embryo (A) embedded in the fleshy meat or endosperm (B). The base of the embryo (pointing into the coconut) swells ...
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... bulb are often enclosed in protective, fleshy scales, which are held together by a small basal plate. The scales are modified leaves that contain ... hyacinth. In many bulbs, a paper-thin tunic protects the scales (lilies don't have a tunic). Roots will grow from ... or secondary bulb; specifically, a small aerial bulb or bud with fleshy scales, growing in the axils of leaves, as in the tiger lily ...
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16.ga
... Index GA GALBULUS: A spherical cone formed of thick scales with a narrow base, as in the Cypress, or berry-like with fleshy scales, as in the Juniper. GALEA: A helmet-shaped part ...
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Browningia - First Description
... flower-tube covered with large, thin, fleshy scales, these naked in their axils; fruit slightly acid, yellow, becoming naked by the falling away of the scales; seeds black, strongly papillose. This ... yellow, sometimes bristle-like or even wanting; flower-buds globular, obtuse, covered with thin imbricating scales; flowers opening in the evening, closing in early morning, not fragrant, 8 to 12cm. ...
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Browningia candelaris
... capable of producing the white nocturnal flowers which are followed by fruits with unusual, thin, fleshy scales. Flowers are never produced from the spiny trunk; they can appear on young arms, but ...
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glossary B
... the apex. Bud An undeveloped stem, branch, leaf, or flower. Bulb A subterranean bud with fleshy scales, such as those of an onion. Bulliform Cell usally large, thin-walled, highly vacuolated, colorless ...
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The Fritillaria Group - Fritillaria acmopetala
... Fritillaria Group - Fritillaria acmopetala Fritillaria acmopetala Bulb: Up to 3cm diameter, composed of two large, fleshy scales, and often with bulblets. Stem: 15-45cm in height, smooth, bright green. Leaves: Basal leaves ...
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The Fritillaria Group - Fritillaria acmopetala
... Fritillaria Group - Fritillaria acmopetala Fritillaria acmopetala Bulb: Up to 3cm diameter, composed of two large, fleshy scales, and often with bulblets. Stem: 15-45cm in height, smooth, bright green. Leaves: Basal leaves ...
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