Family
Cactus grower terms
A taxonomic category that groups related genera that have a common origin.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Fasciation
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An abnormal alteration of the natural form of stems and, less frequently, flowers, leading to the appearance of cristate (crested) sections or of the entire plant. The causes of this phenomenon are not sufficiently studied.
Felted pubescence
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Dense, matted hairs.
Fertility
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The ability of a mature organism to produce viable offspring, i.e., to set fruits with seeds that germinate after ripening.
Flavonoids
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Phenolic compounds present in higher plants, including pigments that give color to various plant organs (red, yellow, blue, etc.).
Flora
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An evolutionarily and historically formed assemblage of plant species inhabiting a particular territory, or a list of plant species occurring in a given territory.
Floral calyx
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The outer covering of a flower with a double perianth, consisting of sepals, which may be free or fused together, green or brightly colored.
Floral meristem
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This is the meristem from which flowers and inflorescences develop. It represents a modified apical meristem (during the transition to the reproductive stage). Shallow depth and a rather marked expansion in width are common histological fe…
Floral tissues
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From English floral — relating to the flower, i.e. the entire complex of tissues related to the flower. (Collins English Learner's Dictionary, 1975). This term is not used in Russian botanical literature.
Floral tube
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(Better: pedicel) - the part of a flower bearing the perianth, often pubescent or covered with scales.
Flower
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A flower is a modified, shortened shoot [generative], adapted for the formation of micro- and megaspores, gametes, and for cross-pollination. (Khrzhanovsky V., Kraevsky I., Ponomarenko S. Botany, 1975).
Flower buds
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Buds that contain only flower primordia. In this state they can remain on the stem for a long time and begin to develop only under optimal conditions and at the appropriate time of year, often associated with genetic memory.
Flowers
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These are reproductive organs whose evolutionary origin is unclear. Flowers are usually simply referred to as the organs of sexual reproduction. (Green N., Stout W., Taylor D., Biology, 1996).
Forced dormancy
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Stagnation.
Forcing of plants
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Various methods of accelerating plant development or of bringing them out of dormancy into an active phase of growth.
Free planting
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Planting of plants into a volume of soil that allows the roots to grow unobstructed in all directions.
Fruiting buds
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Buds that produce flowers after opening.
Fungicides
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Substances that kill fungi.
Funiculus
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(From Latin funiculus - stalk, cord) - the seed stalk by which the ovule is attached to the wall of the ovary (placenta).
Fusariosis
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Fungal disease of cacti.