Twig ID Flashcards
1
Q
Spur shoot
A
Stacked terminal bud scars, no nodes
2
Q
Leaf scar
A
scar on twig where fallen leaf was attached
3
Q
bundle scar
A
Smaller scars on a leaf scar
4
Q
bud
A
small structure on stem, consisting of rudimentary foliage or floral leaves
5
Q
terminal bud
A
bud at the tip of a branch
6
Q
lateral bud
A
bud borne on the side of a twig or in the leaf scar
7
Q
bud scales
A
modified leaves that protect bud
8
Q
imbricate buds
A
scales overlap like shingles
9
Q
valvate buds
A
scales meet along their margins but do not overlap
10
Q
naked bud
A
scales are absent
11
Q
capped bud
A
no seam, beanie like
12
Q
spines
A
modified leaf tissue - cacti
13
Q
thorns
A
modified twig tissue, woody
14
Q
prickle
A
modified bark tissue; epidermis
15
Q
recurved prickle
A
prickle moves backward
