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| Achene |
Non-splitting, one-seeded dry fruit. |
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| Achlorophyllose |
Without chlorophyll. |
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| Acidophile |
Preferring to grow in acid soils. |
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| Actinomorphic |
Radially symmetrical or having more than one plane of symmetry. |
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| Acuminate |
Tapering to a long point at the apex. |
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| Adpressed |
Lying flat or close to the stem. |
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| Adventitious |
Roots and buds that appear on a stem in abnormal places... |
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| Albinism |
A complete lack of pigmentation. |
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| Albino |
Plant lacking pigmentation. |
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| Alkaline |
Calcareous or chalky substrates. |
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| Allogamy |
Fertilisation by pollen from flowers of the same species. |
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| Allopatric |
(Of populations or species) occurring in geographically isolated areas and therefore unable to freely exchange genes. |
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| Alternate |
Leaves occurring singly on opposite sides of the stem, rather than in pairs. |
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| Anemophilous |
Pollinated by the wind. |
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| Annuals |
Annuals refers to wildflowers that grow for a single season. They usually grow quickly from seed, then often bloom for a couple of months, before dying off with the first hard frost. |
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| Annular |
Ring-shaped. |
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| Anther |
The male organ of a flowering plant, the head of the stamen. |
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| Anthocynanins |
The pigments producing purple or red colours. |
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| Anthoxanthins |
The yellow pigments in plants. |
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| Aphyllous |
Without leaves. |
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| Apical |
At the tip. |
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| Apochromy |
Having abnormal colouration. |
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| Apomictic |
Relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis. Hawkweeds are apomictic and consist of a huge number of microspecies. |
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| Apomixis |
Seed development without fertilization. Therefore a type of asexual reproduction. |
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| Asymbiotic |
When symbiotic fungi are absent. |
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| Auricles |
Structures that are ear-shaped. |
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| Autogamous |
Self-pollinating. |
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| Axil |
The angle between the steb and branch or the branch and leaf. |
