Prostrate plants
Специальные термины
Low-growing plants that form a carpet-like covering on the soil.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Soil sterilization
Термины кактусовода
Complete destruction of microorganisms, both harmful and beneficial, by steaming the soil in an autoclave or by other methods, bringing the temperature to the boiling point of water.
Seed stimulation
Термины кактусовода
Method of activating the vital activity of seed cells
Stolon
Специальные термины
A thin horizontal shoot with long internodes, ending in a bud, serving for vegetative reproduction.
Seed stratification
Термины кактусовода
Artificial partial or complete breaking of seed dormancy by exposing seeds to low (down to 2 °C) temperatures in moist peat, sand, perlite and other materials, or by brief freezing after soaking them in water.
Strelitzia
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: victory, masculinity, uniqueness, determination;
Substrate
Термины кактусовода
Natural or artificially created multi-component soil mixture for growing plants. The composition of the substrate largely depends on the requirements of the species for which it is intended.
Substrate
Специальные термины
A solid base on which plants are grown.
Mineral substrate
Термины кактусовода
Substrate that does not contain organic components (organic matter).
Clay loam
Термины кактусовода
Soil containing clay and sand with a predominance of clay.
Succulent
Термины кактусовода
(From Latin succulentus — succulent, fleshy) — a group of species of perennial xerophytic plants adapted to existence in arid conditions thanks to the ability to store water in a highly developed specialized tissue — water-storing parenchy…
Succulents
Специальные термины
Plants with thick, fleshy stems and leaves.
Opposite leaf arrangement
Специальные термины
Arrangement of leaves in which two leaves arise from a stem node and are positioned opposite each other.
Schizocotyly
Термины кактусовода
"False pleiocotyly" - the phenomenon of the original cotyledons splitting into two, less often three, lobes or segments. At the same time, as a rule, the pattern of vascular connections characteristic of a dicotyledonous embryo can be trac…
Sciarids
Термины кактусовода
Pest insects whose larvae primarily damage the roots of seedlings.
Taxon
Термины кактусовода
An individual which, together with others related to it by varying degrees of similarity in properties and characters, makes it possible to distinguish it and its like into a particular taxonomic category; the set of characters and propert…
Taxonomist
Термины кактусовода
A specialist systematist engaged in taxonomic matters.
Taxonomic unit
Термины кактусовода
Any classificatory unit in systematics (form, genus, species, etc.).
Taxonomy
Термины кактусовода
The theory of classification and systematization of plants, often regarded as synonymous with systematics, although systematics is a broader concept, and taxonomy, as a branch of systematics, deals with the methods and rules of plant class…
Tektotype
Термины кактусовода
Fragment of the type taken for microscopic studies.
Germination temperature
Специальные термины
The optimal soil and air temperature at which seed germination occurs.
Temperature regime
Термины кактусовода
Maintaining temperature within the parameters optimal for plant development.
Terminal cephalium
Термины кактусовода
Cephalium (see below), located at the apex of the plant.
Terrace
Ландшафтные термины
A horizontal or slightly inclined platform forming a ledge on a slope of natural or artificial origin.
Testa
Термины кактусовода
The outer covering of a seed, its seed coat, has recently become an important subject in resolving questions of plant classification through the process of "dactyloscopic" analysis of the surface pattern.
Timothy grass
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: peace, flourishing, prosperity;
Tissues
Термины кактусовода
A collection of cells. They are divided into three systems: the protective (epidermis), the conducting (vascular), and the fundamental (ground) — all of these are permanent tissues formed by meristematic tissues (meristems).
Tolerant species
Термины кактусовода
Species fully adapted to the biotype and biotope.
Topiary art
Ландшафтные термины
An ancient art of shaped pruning of trees and shrubs, giving them geometric and fantastical forms (for example, animals, architectural structures, etc.). Plants used include, for example, bay laurel, biota, privet and other plants with fin…
Topotype
Термины кактусовода
A specimen collected in the same locality as the type.
Point (spot) mutation
Термины кактусовода
Insertion, deletion, or alteration of one of the nucleotides in a molecule of chromosomal DNA.
Growing point
Термины кактусовода
The tip of the main organ (stem, root), composed of formative tissue represented by a group of meristematic cells.
Herb
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers, submission, obedience;
Herbaceous plants
Специальные термины
Non-woody plants that die back to ground level at the end of the growing season.
Transpiration
Термины кактусовода
The process of plant respiration, the plant-regulated rate of water loss during life processes. The main organs of transpiration in cacti are the epidermal stomata.
Trellis
Ландшафтные термины
A lightweight wooden lattice or an openwork structure made from other materials, used as a framework for climbing plants.
Corolla tube
Специальные термины
The lower, often elongated part of the corolla, formed by the partially or completely fused bases of the petals.
Staminal tube
Специальные термины
A tube formed by fused staminal filaments (for example, in mallows).
Tubular flowers
Специальные термины
Flowers of plants that have a regular five-lobed corolla. They are most often located in the central part of the inflorescence and are often surrounded by ray flowers.
Tubular flower (tube-shaped)
Термины кактусовода
A flower with united corolla petals and calyx lobes (sepals) when the perianth is double. Often the petals have a short reflex at the tips.