This little plant is an example of an axillary flower arrangement. This particular plant was found on the Brandon property on April 4th of 2009. This is diminutive flower roughly a quarter the diameter of a US penny.
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Showing posts with label axillary. Show all posts
Sunday, August 15, 2010
ponyfoot
This lilliputian flower belongs to Dichondra carolinenses in the family of convolvulaceae:
This little plant is an example of an axillary flower arrangement. This particular plant was found on the Brandon property on April 4th of 2009. This is diminutive flower roughly a quarter the diameter of a US penny.
This little plant is an example of an axillary flower arrangement. This particular plant was found on the Brandon property on April 4th of 2009. This is diminutive flower roughly a quarter the diameter of a US penny.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
chamber bitter
This is a plant with a small flower, Phyllanthus urinaria of the family euphorbiaceae:
It is an introduced species that looks vaguely fern-like. Interestingly, it's flower is not conspicuous, rather grows out of the bottom of the stem that the leaves sprout from. There is a leaf for every flower and they alternate as the stem grows outward. On a longer stem, the full progression from bud to fruit can be seen, stage by stage, the youngest part distal. These flowers are an example of the axillary arrangement.
It is an introduced species that looks vaguely fern-like. Interestingly, it's flower is not conspicuous, rather grows out of the bottom of the stem that the leaves sprout from. There is a leaf for every flower and they alternate as the stem grows outward. On a longer stem, the full progression from bud to fruit can be seen, stage by stage, the youngest part distal. These flowers are an example of the axillary arrangement.
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