Plant Evolution in Action Flashcards
Xerophyte
A plant adapted to survive in an arid environment
Revolute
Lead margins rolled
Monocarpic
Dying after bearing fruit only once
Prostrate
Lying flat on the ground
Geophyte
A plant growing with a stem, bulb or tuber below ground
Culms
The stems of restios, grasses and sedges
Tracheids
A relatively primitive tracheary cell in the xylem of many plants
Acaulescent
A plant whose stem is absent or more usually appears to be absent, being short or subterranean as to be inconspicuous
Mesosphyte
A land plant requiring regular water supplies at least when in growth
Epiphyte
A plant growing on the branches of trees without ever needing to grow in the ground as a terrestrial plant
Lamina
The flattened blade-like portion of a leaf
Rachis
The main axis of a compound lead possessing pinnae, such as a palm or fern frond
