Primitive and Advanced Characters Flashcards
perennial
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annual
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erect plants
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climbing plants
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woody trees
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shrubs and herbs
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simple unbranched stem
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branching stem
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holophytic (chlorophyllous plants)
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heterophytic (non-chlorophyllous plants)
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terrestrial plants with normal habit
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aquatic plants (epiphytes, parasites, and saprophytes)
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dicotyledons
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monocotyledons
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tap root system
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adventitious root system
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homogenous structures (with many similar parts)
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heterogenous structures (with fewer and dissimilar parts)
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few, collateral bundles arranged in a ring
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numerous bundles, scattered
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tracheids
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trachea or vessels
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scalariform vessels
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pitted vessels
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alternate or spiral phyllotaxy
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opposite or whorled
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simple leaves
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