Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Wildflowers Glossary
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| Back-cross |
A cross between a hybrid and one of its parents. |
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| Basal |
At the base of an organ, e.g. a leaf at the base of a plant - basal leaf. |
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| Biennial |
A plant that completes its life cycle in two years and then dies. It usually flowers and produces fruit the second year. |
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| Bog |
Wet, acidic peat. |
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| Bosses |
Irregular swellings. |
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| Bract |
A modified leaf beneath a flower. |
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| Bract |
Leaf-like structure often found below the flower. |
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| Bracteole |
A secondary bract at the base of secondary branches of the flower stem. |
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| Bulb |
Formed by a cluster of fleshy leaf bases, this is a food storage organ. |
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| Bulbil |
A small bulb often located in the axil of a leaf or bract. |