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alternating - Close to, not opposite, staggered. Alpine - Above sub-alpine, primarily rocky with scree slopes, but also having meadows. basal - In the area of the bottom or base of the plant. bract - A small modified leaf just under a small cluster of petals. bud - The part of a flower that blooms. bulblets - Rice like seeds. bulbs -Similar to an onion, grows under the ground with an overlapping foundation. corms -An underground stem similar to a bulb. cotyledon - Tiny leaves that protect the sprout as it pushes through the soil. elongates - Leaves that are long and sometimes narrow in shape. germination - When seeds start developing and growing into seedlings. habitat - The natural environment where a plant grows. lanceolate - Slender, pointy at each end. lateral roots - Roots that spread out in many directions from a main root. leaflets - One part of a compound leaf. lowlands - Below treeline, filled with a variety of plants and trees. Lowlands have bogs, marshes, meadows, and woodlands. matures - Grows and becomes full and able to reproduce. native - Originating in a certain location, not introduced from somewhere else. nectar - Sweet juice in the blossom. node - The swollen point on a stem or stolon where a branch or leaves connect. ovary - The seed pod. petal - Most of the time it is the colorful part of the blossom. pollen - Fine yellow powder on the anther that fertilizes other flowers when transferred to their stigma. Often the cause of allergies. pollination - The act of transferring pollen from one blossom to another.
reproduce - To spread and produce more of the same kind. rhizomes - Underground stems that reproduce. runners - A long trailing stem that travels out from the main plant, above ground, to reproduce another plant. scree slopes - Large areas of loose rocks on Alpine mountain faces. Unstable and prone to avalanches. seedlings - A small, tender plant in the early stages of growth. sepals - Outer casing protecting the flower, usually green. serrated - Having sharply pointed teeth-like edges. Sometimes called toothed. silt - Clay like mud formed from rocks that have been crushed into a fine powder by glaciers. snowbeds - Areas in sub-alpine and alpine slopes that are covered with snow. spade - Flat, blade shape. stalks - The thick part of a stem. stamen - The male part of the flower. stem - The part of the plant that holds the flower up. stemmed - Belonging to the stem. stipules - Where a leaf connects to the stem. stolons - Similar to a runner, but may also travel underground to reproduce. Sub-Alpine - Tree line and above, with some shrubs and sparce trees. symmetrical - The same on both sides.
tap root - Main root, reaching down into the soil to gather nutrients and moisture. toothed - Sharp edged and blade like. tubers - Thick underground stems that new buds grow from. tundra - Vast areas of Alaska, covered with mounds of damp moss and lichens. Treeless Arctic plain. wetlands - Damp marshes and bogs with spongy soil near a water source. whorls - Leaves in a circle around the stem, connecting at a node.
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