A reference section with categories and short explanations.
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The primary structural unit in the system of living organisms. The principal taxonomic category in biological systematics. A species is understood as the aggregate of populations of individuals capable of interbreeding to produce fertile o…
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The inflorescence of grasses, represented by a compact group of flowers.
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Lateral shoots that develop in the leaf axils of a mature plant.
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Lateral branches of the stem with leaves and an apical bud.
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Leaf at the base of an inflorescence (spadix) in Araceae. Often brightly colored.
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Perennial plants whose renewal buds persist for several years, while the upper parts of the shoot are replaced annually.
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Type of inflorescence.
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Flowers that have a small number of petals. Often pollen can be found on the pot in which they grow.
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The upper part of the pistil onto which pollen lands during pollination and where it germinates.
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Reproduction of plants by means of seeds. Annuals and perennials are propagated this way. They retain their cultivar characteristics. The opposite method is vegetative propagation.
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Organ of reproduction and dispersal in seed plants. It is differentiated into the embryo, the seed coat, and a protective covering. Often contains nutrients.
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An organ of asexual reproduction in spore-bearing plants. It is a small, often microscopic body of various shapes.
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A capsule-like spore-bearing structure in spore-producing plants, often distinguishable only under strong magnification. In ferns, sporangia are most often located on the underside of the spore-bearing leaves.
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A state into which a plant enters during seasonal changes or other unfavorable conditions for growth, such as high temperatures, a shortage of water, or nutrients. In a state of dormancy the rate of growth and the intensity of metabolism d…
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A plant with water-storing tissue in the stems.
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A thin horizontal shoot with long internodes, ending in a bud, serving for vegetative reproduction.
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A solid base on which plants are grown.
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Plants with thick, fleshy stems and leaves.
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A tube formed by fused staminal filaments (for example, in mallows).
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Part of a male or bisexual flower that produces pollen. Consists of a filament and an anther.
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Part of the stamen that connects the anther to the perianth, usually thin, less often widened and flattened. Partial or complete fusion of the filaments and formation of a staminal tube is possible.
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Small leaf-like structures that make up the calyx.
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An elongated, often swollen and curved petal of the corolla or a sepal, or an outgrowth of these parts of the flower. It often serves as a nectar reservoir.
