Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Wildflowers Glossary
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| Calcareous |
Refers to limestone rock or chalky soil with high calcium contents. |
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| Calyx |
The cup or collection of sepals of a flower. |
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| Capsule |
A dry seed pod. |
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| Carapace |
Hardened shell. |
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| Carpel |
Female seed producing part in a flower consisting of an ovary connected by a style to a stigma. |
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| Chlorophyll |
Green pigment that is essential in photosynthesis. |
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| Cilia |
Small hair-like structures. |
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| Cladode |
A modified stem that resembles a leaf. |
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| Clasping |
Describing leaves with backwards pointing lobes clasping the stem. |
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| Cleistogamous |
Self pollinating flowers that have petals and sepals that never open. |
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| Clone |
Identical genetic match to a "parent". |
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| Cordate |
Heart-shaped. |
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| Corolla |
The inner whorl of the flower composed of the petals. |
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| Corona |
Petal-like flaps that form a crown-like tube e.g. as in daffodil. |
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| Crenate |
Structures that have tiny scalloped or round-toothed margins. |
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| Cross-Pollination |
The pollination of one flower by pollen from another, usually a different plant. |
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| Crucifer |
A member of the Cabbage family. |
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| Cyme |
A cluster of flowers that has lateral branches, each ending in a flower. |