Wildflowers Glossary

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W

Title			Body
Achene			Non-splitting, one-seeded dry fruit.
Achlorophyllose			Without chlorophyll.
Acidophile			Preferring to grow in acid soils.
Actinomorphic			Radially symmetrical or having more than one plane of symmetry.
Acuminate			Tapering to a long point at the apex.
Adpressed			Lying flat or close to the stem.
Adventitious			Roots and buds that appear on a stem in abnormal places...
Albinism			A complete lack of pigmentation.
Albino			Plant lacking pigmentation.
Alkaline			Calcareous or chalky substrates.
Allogamy			Fertilisation by pollen from flowers of the same species.
Allopatric			(Of populations or species) occurring in geographically isolated areas and therefore unable to freely exchange genes.
Alternate			Leaves occurring singly on opposite sides of the stem, rather than in pairs.
Anemophilous			Pollinated by the wind.
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.
Annular			Ring-shaped.
Anther			The male organ of a flowering plant, the head of the stamen.
Anthocynanins			The pigments producing purple or red colours.
Anthoxanthins			The yellow pigments in plants.
Aphyllous			Without leaves.
Apical			At the tip.
Apochromy			Having abnormal colouration.
Apomictic			Relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis. Hawkweeds are apomictic and consist of a huge number of microspecies.
Apomixis			Seed development without fertilization. Therefore a type of asexual reproduction.
Archaeophyte			An established plant believed to have been introduced by man before 1500 AD.
Asymbiotic			When symbiotic fungi are absent.
Auricles			Structures that are ear-shaped.
Autogamous			Self-pollinating.
Axil			The angle between the steb and branch or the branch and leaf.

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