Name |
Structure/ Category |
Description |
Apical
|
[Placentation] {type}
|
Attachment of ovules at the top or apex of the ovary. |
Apiculate
|
[Leaf apices, Leaflet apices, Petal apices, Phyllary apices, Sepal apices] {shape}
|
Ending abruptly in a small, slender, point that is not stiff and often slightly curved. |
Apocarpous
|
|
having the carpels of the gynoecium separate |
Apopetalous
|
[Corolla] {fusion}
|
With petals distinct, not fused. |
Apophysis
|
|
The outer portion of a cone scale which is exposed when the cone is closed. |
Aposepalous
|
[Calyx] {fusion}
|
With sepals distinct, not fused. |
Appressed
|
[Leaves, Petals, Phyllaries, Sepals] {vertical orientation}
|
Pressed upwardly close or flat against the bearing structure, thus more or less parallel to it. |
Aquatic-emergent
|
[Plants] {habit}
|
Growing in water with stem and leaves extending above the surface. |
Aquatic-floating
|
[Plants] {habit}
|
Growing in water with leaves floating on the surface. |
Aquatic-submerged
|
[Plants] {habit}
|
Growing in water with stem and leaves beneath the surface. |