Western australian wildlife management program no. 28 Declared Rare and Poorly Known Flora in the Moora District
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GLOSSARY abaxial the side away from the axis (compare adaxial) achene a small, dry indehiscent fruit with a single locule and a single seed (ovule), and with the seed attached to the ovary wall at a single point
tapering gradually to a protracted point acute terminating in a distinct but not protracted point, the converging edges separated by an angle less than 90 degrees
the side toward the axis (compare abaxial) adnate fusion of unlike parts, as the stamens to the corolla (compare connate) alternate of leaves or other lateral organs, borne singly at different heights on the axis; of floral parts, on a different radius, e.g. describing the position of stamens with respect to petals. cf. opposite annual a plant whose life span ends within one year after germination annular in the form of a ring anther the expanded, apical, pollen bearing portion of the stamen anthesis the flowering period, when the flower is fully expanded and functioning apiculate terminating in a short, sharp, flexible point appendage a structure arising from the surface or extending beyond the tip of another structure
pressed closely against but not united with aril an appendage growing at or near the hilum of the seed; fleshy thickening of the seed coat
a segment of a jointed stem or of a fruit with constrictions between the seeds ascending growing erect after an oblique or semi-horizontal beginning attenuate tapering gradually auricle a small ear-shaped appendage awl-shaped short, narrowly triangular, and sharply pointed like an awl awn a bristle-like appendage, e.g. on the tip or back of the lemma of a grass floret axil the angle between a leaf or bract and the axis bearing it. adj. axillary axis a stem, (commonly used for the main stem of a whole plant or of an inflorescence)
a prominent terminal projection, especially of a carpel or fruit bifurcate two-forked; divided into two branches xx bract a leaf-like structure, different in form from the foliage leaves and without an axillary bud, associated with an inflorescence or flower
a small bract-like structure borne singly or in pairs on the pedicel or calyx of a flower
a small branch bulb an underground bud with thickened fleshy scales, as in the onion calli small outgrowths in the throat of the corolla callosity a hardened or thickened area calyx the sepals of one flower collectively calyx-tube a tube formed by fusion or cohesion of sepals. cf. hypanthium campanulate bell-shaped capitate head-like, or in a head-shaped cluster capitulum a racemose inflorescence with sessile flowers compacted on a flattened and expanded, or rounded apex of a peduncle capsule a dry fruit formed from two or more united carpels and dehiscing at maturity to release the seeds
a simple pistil formed from one modified leaf, or that part of a compound pistil formed from one modified leaf
the joined bracts beneath the flower in Calytrix, which form a sleeve-like structure cilia in unicellular plants, gametes, spores etc., minute hair-like protoplasmic protrusions whose movement confers motility on the cell; in higher plants, hairs more or less confined to the margins of an organ. sing. cilium; adj. ciliate clavate club-shaped claw a narrow, stalk-like basal portion of a petal, sepal or bract clone a group of individuals originating from a single parent plant by vegetative reproduction
a structure extending above the ovary and incorporating stigma, style and stamens
flattened in one plane, either dorsally (bringing the front and back closer together) or laterally (bringing the sides closer together)
(loosely) in Casuarina, a woody multiple fruit incorporating the bracts and bracteoles associated with the flowers connate fused to another organ (or other organs) of the same kind connective the part of an anther that connects the lobes conspecific of the same species xxi convolute of the arrangement of corolla lobes in a bud, a form of imbricate aestivation in which each segment has one edge overlapping the adjacent segment, like a furled umbrella
a fleshy, swollen stem base, usually underground, in which food reserves are stored between growing seasons
the petals of a flower collectively corymb a racemose inflorescence in which the pedicels of the lower flowers are longer than those of the flowers above, bringing all flowers to about the same level
curled
crown the part of a tree or shrub above the level of the lowest branch cuneate wedge-shaped cuspidate tapering into a sharp, rigid point cyme an inflorescence in which each flower, in turn, is formed at the tip of a growing axis and further flowers are formed on branches arising below it
spreading horizontally but then growing upwards decurrent extending downwards beyond the point of insertion, e.g. of a lamina extending downwards to form a flange along the petiole
in pairs, with successive pairs borne at right angles to each other dehiscent breaking open at maturity to release the contents deltoid triangular, with the sides of about equal length dentate toothed
denticulate finely toothed dichotomous forking into two equal branches resulting from the division of the growing point
a plate or rim of tissue, derived from the receptacle of a flower, occurring between whorls of floral parts
remote from the point of origin or attachment. cf. proximal divaricate widely spreading dorsal relating to the back or outward surface of an organ in relation to the axis, as in the lower surface of a leaf
having structurally different upper and lower surfaces double-conic relating to the shape of eucalypt buds, when the hypanthium and operculum are of the same size and cone shape
xxii drupe a succulent fruit formed from one carpel, having the seed(s) enclosed in an inner stony layer of the fruit wall. adj.
mean drupe-like but not strictly a drupe) ellipsoid a solid body elliptic in long section and circular in cross section elliptic oval in outline, widest at the centre endemic having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographical region entire having a smooth margin, not dissected or toothed ephemeral short-lived epidermis the outermost cellular layer of a non-woody plant or organ exserted protruding, e.g. of stamens with respect to a corolla tube falcate sickle-shaped family a group of one to many genera believed to be related phylogenetically, usually clearly separable from other such groups
the stalk of a stamen; a thread one or more cells thick; in blue-green Algae, a trichome enclosed in a mucilaginous sheath. cf. anther filiform thread-like flexuose with curves or bends; sinuous; somewhat zigzagged floral belonging to or associated with a flower floret a grass flower, together with the lemma and palea that enclose it (often applied to flowers in Cyperaceae and Asteraceae)
a dry, dehiscent fruit formed from one carpel and dehiscing along the line of fusion of its edges
not fused or united (with other organs) fruit the seed-bearing structure in angiosperms formed from the ovary after flowering
spindle-shaped, broadest near the middle and tapering toward both ends genus a group of species believed to be related phylogenetically and usually clearly separable from other such groups, or a single species without close relatives. pl.
genera glabrescent becoming glabrous glabrous without hairs gland a structure, without or on the surface of a plant, with a secretory function glandular bearing glands; functioning as a gland glaucous blue-green in colour, with a whitish bloom (as in the juvenile leaves of many eucalypts)
xxiii glume one of the paired bracts at the base of a grass spikelet; a chaffy bract in the grasses or sedges
the growth form of a plant, comprising its size, shape, texture and orientation habitat the environment in which a plant lives halophyte a plant adapted to living in highly saline habitats; a plant that accumulates high concentrations of salt in its tissues
arrowhead-shaped but with the basal lobes turned outward rather than downward
any vascular plant that never produces a woody stem. cf. forb herbaceous not woody; soft in texture hilum a scar on the seed indicating its point of attachment hyaline translucent, almost like clear glass hybrid an offspring of genetically different parents (in a Flora, usually applied where the parents are of different species)
a cup or tube bearing floral parts above the base, and often above the top, of the ovary of a flower
of perianth parts, having the edges overlapping in the bud. Fig. 25 incurved bent or curved inwards or upwards; of leaf margins, curved towards the adaxial surface
indumentum the epidermal coverings of a plants, collectively. indusium tissue covering the sorus of a fern; the pollen cup of Goodeniaceae. inferior of an ovary, at least partly below the level of attachment of the other flora parts. cf. superior inflexed bent sharply upwards or forwards inflorescence the group or arrangement in which flowers are borne on a plant internode the portion of a stem between the level of insertion of two successive leaves or leaf pairs (or branches of an inflorescence)
a whorl of bracts subtending a flower or flower cluster juvenile of leaves, formed on a young plant and different in form from the adult leaves keel a ridge like the keel of a boat; in particular, a boat-shaped structure formed by fusion of the two anterior petals of a flower in Fabaceae
a lip;
in Orchidaceae, the distinctive median petal that serves as an alighting platform for pollinating insects lamina the blade of a leaf xxiv lanceolate of a leaf, about four times as long as it is broad, broadest in the lower half and tapering towards the tip leaflet one of the ultimate segments of a compound leaf legume a fruit characteristic of the families Mimosaceae, Caesalpiniaceae and Papilionaceae formed from one carpel and either dehiscent along both sides, or indehiscent lignotuber a woody swelling below or just above the ground, containing adventitious buds from which new shoots develop if the top of the plant is cut or burnt (common in the shrubby eucalypts and in many other fire-tolerant Australian shrubs) ligule a tongue-shaped or strap-shaped organ; the flattened part of the ray corolla in the Asteraceae; the membranous appendage arising from the inner surface of the leaf at the junction with the leaf sheath in many grasses and some sedges limb the upper free, spreading portion of a corolla or perianth that is connate at the base
very narrow in relation to the length, and with the sides parallel lunate crescent-shaped mallee a growth habit in which several woody stems arise separately from a lignotuber (usually applied to shrubby eucalypts); a plant having the above growth habit
occurring at or very close to the margin mericarp a section of a schizocarp; one of the two halves of the fruit in the Apiaceae midrib the central, and usually the most prominent, vein of a leaf or leaf-like organ mucro a sharp, abrupt terminal point. adj. mucronate nerve a vein
node the level (transverse plane) of a stem at which one or more leaves arise obconical cone-shaped but attached at the narrower end obcordate of a leaf blade, broad and notched at the tip; heart-shaped but attached at the pointed end oblanceolate similar in shape to lanceolate but attached at the narrower end oblique of a leaf or leaflet, larger on one side of the midrib than on the other, i.e. asymmetrical. Fig. 23 oblong having the length greater than the width but no many times greater, and the sides parallel. Fig. 23
similar in shape to ovate but attached at the narrower end. Fig. 23 obtuse blunt or rounded at the apex, the converging edges separated by an angle greater than 90 degrees
a lid or cover becoming detached at maturity by abscission; in Eucalyptus (for example), a cap covering the bud and formed by fusion or cohesion of perianth parts
xxv opposite of leaves, borne at the same level but on opposite sides of the stem; of floral parts, on the same radius. cf. alternate orbicular circular or nearly so ovate shaped like a section through the long axis of an egg, and attached by the wider end. Fig. 23
egg-shaped (in three dimensions) ovule an immature seed panicle a compound raceme; an indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on branches of the main axis or on further branches of these
indeterminate and much branched papilla a small, elongated protuberance on the surface of an organ, usually an extension of one epidermal cell. adj.
a tuft (or ring) of hairs or scales borne above the ovary and outside the corolla in Asteraceae and possibly representing the calyx; a tuft of hairs on a fruit
the stalk of a flower. adj. pedicellate peduncle the stalk of an inflorescence; in ferns, the stalk of a sporocarp. adj. pedunculate peltate of a leaf, having the stalk attached to the lower surface of the blade, not the margin (also applied in the same sense to other stalked structures) penicillate pencil-shaped; tufted like an artist's brush perennial a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons perianth the calyx and corolla of a flower, especially where the two are similar petal a member of the inner whorl of non-fertile parts surrounding the fertile organs of a flower, usually soft and coloured conspicuously
the stalk portion of a leaf phyllode a leaf whose blade is much reduced or absent, and whose petiole and rachis have assumed the functions of the whole leaf. cf.
a very leaf-like, photosynthetic stem of a plant whose true leaves are much reduced. cf.
one of the primary divisions or leaflets of a pinnate leaf pinnule a leaflet of a bipinnate leaf pilose hairy, the hairs soft and clearly separated but not sparse pinnate divided into pinnae; once-compound. cf. bipinnate pinnatifid cut deeply into lobes that are spaced out along the axis (of the leaf). cf. palmatifid xxvi pinnatisect dissected down to the midrib but having the segments confluent with it pistil a free carpel or a group of fused carpels placenta a region, within an ovary, to which ovules are attached plumose like a feather; with fine hairs branching from a central axis pod a leguminous fruit pollen presenter the modified style end in Banksia pollination the transfer of pollen from the male organ, where it is formed, to the receptive region of a female organ, e.g. from anther to stigma
trailing or spreading along the ground but not rooting at the nodes prostrate lying flat on the ground pruinose having a whitish, waxy, powdery bloom on the surface puberulous covered with minute, soft, erect hairs pubescent covered with short, soft, erect hairs pulvinus a swelling at the base of the stalk of a leaf or leaflet, often glandular or responsive to touch
marked with dots pungent ending in a stiff, sharp point; having an acrid taste or smell raceme an indeterminate inflorescence in which a main axis produced a series of flowers on lateral stalks, the oldest at the base and the youngest at the top. adj.
the axis of an inflorescence or a pinnate leaf; pl. rachises. secondary rachis: the axis of a pinna in a bipinnate leaf receptacle the axis of a flower (= torus); in ferns, an axis on which sporangia arise recurved curved or curled downwards or backwards reflexed bent sharply downwards or backwards reticulate forming a network retrorse directed backwards or downwards. cf. antrorse revolute rolled downwards or backwards rhizome a horizontal underground stem rhomboid quadrangular, with the lateral angles obtuse scabrid (= scabrous) rough to the touch scale a reduced or rudimentary leaf scape the stem-like, flowering stalk of a plant with radical leaves xxvii scarious dry and membranous sclerophyllous with leaves stiffened by sclerenchyma sepal a member of the (usually green) outer whorl of non-fertile parts surrounding the fertile organs of a flower
toothed, with asymmetrical teeth pointing forward. Fig. 24 sessile without a stalk (when applied to a stigma, indicates that the style is absent, the stigma being 'sessile' on the ovary)
a bristle or stiff hair shrub a woody plant less than 5 metres high, either without a distinct main axis, or with branches persisting on the main axis almost to its base
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