Plant Morphology Picture Study Flashcards
1
Q
Root Type
A
Fibrous root system
Adventitious roots
2
Q
Root Type
A
Taproot
with primary and lateral roots
3
Q
Root Type
A
Prop roots
(all prop roots are adventitious)
4
Q
Root Type
A
Haustorial roots
(parasitic)
5
Q
Stem Habit
A
Left: acaulescent
Middle: caulescent
Right Top: prostrate
Right Bottom: decumbent
6
Q
Twig Parts
A
Top: Terminal (apical) bud
Left side top to bottom: stipule scar, lenticels, leaf scar
Right side top to bottom: lateral (axillary) bud, node, internode, vascular bundle scars, terminal bud scale scars
7
Q
Bud Type
A
Top left to right: psdeudoterminal bud, and infrapetiolar
Bottom left to right: naked, collateral, superposed
8
Q
Branching Pattern
A
Top: monopodial
Bottom: sympodial
9
Q
Stem Type
A
bulb
10
Q
Stem Type
A
caudex
11
Q
Stem Type
A
caudiciform
12
Q
Stem Type
A
corm
13
Q
Stem Type
A
tendril
14
Q
Stem Type
A
thorn
15
Q
Stem Type
A
fascicle/ short shoot
16
Q
Stem Type
A
cladode
17
Q
Stem Type
A
cladode
18
Q
A
stolon
19
Q
Stem Type
A
tuber
20
Q
Stem Type
A
rhizome
21
Q
Leaf Structural Type
A
Left: scale
Middle: leaf spine
Right: stipular spine
22
Q
Leaf Structural Type
A
Left: petiolar spine
Right: unifacial leaf
23
Q
Leaf Parts/Types
A
Leaf Parts:
Left: stipules
Right: petiole
Leaf Type:
Simple
24
Q
Leaf Parts/Types
A
Leaf Parts
Top left: leaflet
Top right: rachis
Right: midvein
Bottom: petiolule
Leaf Types
Left: Pinnately compound (imperipinnate)
Right: palmately compound
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Leaf Parts/Types
**Leaf Parts**
Left: rachilla (rachillae plural)
Top right: petiolule
Bottom right: rachis
**Leaf Type**
bipinnately compound
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Leaf Parts/Types
**Leaf Type**
Left: palmate- ternate
Right: trifoliolate or pinnate-ternate
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Leaf Parts/ Types
**Leaf Types**
Left: unifoliolate
Right: geminate-pinnate
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Leaf Attachment
Left to Right:
petiolate
sessile
sheathing
decurrent
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Leaf Attachment
Left to Right:
amplexicaul
perfoliate
connate-perfoliate
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Leaf Venation
Left: pinnate-netted
Right: palmate-netted
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Leaf Venation
Left: parallel
Right: penni-parallel
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Leaf Shape
Left: acicular
Right: eniform
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Leaf Shape
Left: linear
Middle: narrowly oblong
Right: oblong
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Leaf Shape
Left: lanceolate
Middle left: lance-ovate
Middle right: ovate
Right: widely ovate
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Leaf Shape
Left: oblanceolate
Middle: oblance-ovate
Right: obovate
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Leaf Shape
Left: narrowly elliptic
Middle: elliptic
Right: orbicular
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Leaf Shape
Left: narrowly triangular
Middle: triangular
Right: cordate / cordiform
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Leaf Shape
Left: falcate
Middle: reniform
Right: spatulate
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Leaf Shape (3D)
From Left to Right:
capitate
filiform
pilate
terete
clavate
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Apex Shape
Left side: Left to Right
acuminate
narrowly acute
Right Top:
acute
obtuse
Right Bottom:
rounded
emarginate
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Base Shape
Top, Left to Right:
attenuate
narrowly cuneate
cuneate
Bottom, Left to Right:
reniform
hastate
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Base Shape
Top:
obtuse
truncate
Bottom:
sagittate
auriculate
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Base Shape
Top:
rounded
cordate
Bottom:
oblique
peltate
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Margin
Left to RIght:
entire
serrate
doubly serrate
dentate
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Margin
Left to Right:
crenate
ciliate
filiferous
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Posture: Transverse
Left: incurved
Right: recurved
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Division
Left to Right:
pinnately lobed
pinnately cleft
pinnately parted
pinnately divided
decompound
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General Position
Top Left: adaxial (ventral)
Right: distal (apex)
Bottom Left: proximal (basal)
Right: abaxial (dorsal)
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Division
Left to Right:
palmately lobed
palmately cleft
palmately parted
palmately divided
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Posture: Longitudinal
Left to Right:
conduplicate
revolute
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Flower General Position
Top: posterior (adaxial)
Bottom: anterior (abaxial)
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Posture: Longitudinal
Left to Right:
cup-shaped (abaxially concave)
undulate
plicate
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Leaf Arrangement
Left to Right:
alternate spiral
alternate distichous
opposite decussate
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Leaf Specialized Position
Left to Right:
cauline
acrocaulis
basal/ radical
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Leaf Arrangement
Left to Right:
fasciculate
whorled
equitant
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Apical Process
Left to Right:
apiculate
aristate
cirrhose
mucronate
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Apical Process
Left to Right:
mucronulate
spinose/ pungent
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Orientation
Top to Bottom:
appressed
ascending
inclined
horizontal (divergent)
reclined
descending
depressed
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Orientation
Top: erect
Bottom: pendant/ pendulous
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Configuration
Left: rugose/ bullate
Right: aculeate/ prickly
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Epidermal Excrescence
papillate/ verrucate/ tuberculate
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Vestiture
Top:
sericeous
hispid
Bottom:
pilose
pubescent
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Vestiture
Top:
strigulose
lanate/ villous
Bottom:
tomentose
scabrous
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Bristle Types
Left to Right:
uncinate/ hooked
barbed/ barbellate
plumose
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Trichome Types
Left to Right:
pilate
capitate
(together these are glandular)
peltate
stellate (this one is sessile)
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Perianth Types
Left to Right:
bilabiate (top= tube, bottom= throat)
campanulate
cruciate
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Perianth Type
Top to Bottom:
cucullate (hooded)
spurred
salverform
tubular
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Perianth Type
Left to Right:
infundibular
rotate
urceolate
unguiculate (top=blade, bottom= claw)
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Calyx Fusion (top line)
Corolla Fusion (bottom line)
Left to Right: written as Calyx:Corolla
aposepalous: apopetalous
aposepalous: sympetalous
synsepalous: apopetalous
synsepalous: sympetalous
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Flower Symmetry
Top Left to Right:
radial/ actinomorphic
bilateral/ zygomorphic
Bottom:
biradial
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Perianth Cycly
Left: biseriate-dichlamydeous
Right: biseriate- homochlamydeous
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Perianth Aestivation
Left to Right:
valvate
convolute/ contorted
quincuncial
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Stamen Types/Parts
Left:
Parts: anther and filament
Type: filamentous
Right:
Type: laminar
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Stamen Arrangement
Left to RIght:
didynamous
tetradynamous
whorled; 3 long, 3 short
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Stamen Cycly
Left to Right:
uniseriate
uniseriate
biseriate
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Stamen Insertion
Left: inserted
Right: exserted
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Stamen Position
Left to RIght:
antisepalous/alternipetalous
antipetalous/alternisepalous
diplostemonous (top whorl anitpetalous and bottom whorl antisepalous)
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Stamen Fusion
Left to Right:
epipetalous
diadelphous
monadelphous
syngenesious
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Left to Right:
longitudinal
poricidal
valvular
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Left to Right:
basifixed
dorsifixed
subbasifixed
versatile (this one is basifixed versatile)
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Left to Right:
extrorse
introrse
latrorse
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Gynoecial Fusion
Left to Right:
apocarpous
syncarpous
syncarpous
syncarpous
unicarpellous
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Left to Right:
3
3
2 (fused, seen with 2 stigma & styles)
4
1
84
Ovary Position
Left to RIght:
superior
superior
inferior
inferior
half-inferior
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Perianth-Androecial Position
Left to Right:
hypogynous
perigynous
epigynous
epiperigynous
epihypogynous
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Placentation
Left to Right:
axile
parietal
free-central
marginal
parietal-axile
apical/pendulous
apical-axile
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Left: terminal
Right: gynobasic
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Inflourescence Type
Left: Corymb (simple)
Right: Compound umbel (indeterminate)
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Inflourescence Type
Left: raceme
Middle: spike
Right: simple dichasium
90
Inflourescence Type
Left: compound dichasium
Right: corymb (compound)
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Inflourescence Type
Left: panicle
Middle: thyrse
Right: verticillaster
92
Inflourescence Type
Left: helicoid cyme
Middle: scorpioid cyme
Right: head/capitulum
Part on head = phyllary
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Inflourescence Type
spikelet
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Inflourescence Type
Left: hypanthodium
Part: compound receptacle
Right: cyathium
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Inflourescence Type
spadix with spathe
part = spadix
96
Fruit Type
1. achenecetum
2. samara
3. legume
4. drupe
5. silique & silicle
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Fruit Type
6. circumscissle capsule
7. follicle
8. pome
9. hesperidium
10. achene
11. bur
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Fruit Type
12. drupecetum
13. poricidal capsule
14. loculicidal capsule
15. grain
99
Fruit Type
16. schizocarp of mericaps
17. pepo
18. schizocarp of nutlets
19. nut
100
Fruit Type
20. sorosis
