Ampelous rosette
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Type of rosette with a distinct main stem, producing lateral branches and hanging over the edge of the pot.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Ampel plants
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These are plants with long hanging shoots, grown in hanging pots and baskets (циссус, традесканция, сеткреазия, многие пеперомии, хлорофитум, камнеломка и др.). The name itself, translated from German, means "hanging vase for flowers." Amp…
Aerial roots
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Adventitious roots that develop on aboveground shoots and, as a rule, do not reach the substrate. Common in epiphytic orchids, some aroids, etc. Their main function is the absorption of moisture from the air and photosynthesis (in the latt…
Annual
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A plant that completes its life cycle from seed to seed in one year.
Alternate leaves
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Leaf arrangement in which there is only one leaf at each node of the stem.
Axillary inflorescence, axillary flower
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An inflorescence or flower that develops in the axil of a leaf.
Alternate leaf arrangement
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The arrangement of leaves in which the leaves are not exactly opposite each other, but are staggered.
Adventitious roots
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Roots that arise on various parts of the shoot (stem, leaves and their derivatives).
Aril (arillus)
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An outgrowth of the funiculus by which the seed is attached to the wall of the ovary. It may develop into a fleshy, brightly colored structure.
Anther
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The upper part of the stamen, the pollen sac.