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PLANT YARIETIES
FLOWERING PLANT
Succulent
(Kedrostis africana)
Petiole
Spine Flower FLOWERING PLANT (leaf stalk)
Micrograph of cross-section Leaf
Bract through leaf of marram grass
(leaflike structure) (Ammophila arenaria)
Sclerenchyma
Inflorescence (strengthening
Cuticle tissue)
(waterproof
covering) Stem
Stem Xylem
Vascular
Stiff trichome Phloem tissue
(hair)
Interlocked
trichomes (hairs) Caudex
Epidermis (swollen
(outer layer stem
of cells) base)

Hinge cells Mesophyll
(cause curling of leaf to (photosynthetic
reduce water loss) tissue)

Root
Pinna FLOWERING PLANT
(leaflet) Couch grass FLOWERING PLANT
(Agropyron repens) Pitcher plant
(Sarracenia purpurea)
Sepal
Fruit
Caryopsis surrounded
(type of by floral parts
Rachis dry fruit)
(main axis of
grass inflorescence)
Umbrella
of style Pitcher (leaf
Frond (leaf) modified to trap
Pedicel insects)
(flower
stalk)
Hood
Node
Downward-pointing
hair (encourages
insect prey into
pitcher)
Midrib of
pinna (leaflet)
Wing

Lamina
(blade)
Round, hollow Sheathing
stem leaf base
Immature
Adventitious pitcher
root

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