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Video presentation describing the differences in seed storage between angiosperms...
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Learn about the unusual seed dispersal of the squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
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Plants have evolved into many diverse forms that define and sustain ecosystems.
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Plants, ranging from the simple liverwort (a bryophyte) to the flowering plants (angiosperms),...
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Gymnosperms dominated the plant world until they were replaced by the more advanced...
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Some of the basic differences between monocotyledons and eudicotyledons.
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Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) growing in the Bolivian Altiplano region.
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A yellow-orange honeysuckle (Lonicera tellmanniana).
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The composite head of a dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).
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An active trap of the Cape sundew (Drosera capensis). Sensitive tentacles...
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A row of cherry trees in bloom at an orchard in Germany.
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A field of California poppies (Eschscholzia californica).
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Pneumatophores of the black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) encrusted with...
Thomas Eisner
Western Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) in Joshua Tree National Park, California,...
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Pairs of stipules of the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera). Stipules...
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The willow leaf (left) is simple. The walnut leaf (middle) is pinnately compound,...
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Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum). The simple leaves are arranged oppositely...
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Curling tendrils of catbrier (Smilax rotundifolia). The stipules elongate...
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Pitcher-shaped leaves of the carnivorous slender pitcher plant (Nepenthes gracilis).
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A cladode of the orchid, or leaf, cactus (Epiphyllum). The stem does not...
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Thorny trunk of the common honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos).
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Examples of plants with cladodes: (left) Engelmann prickly pear (Opuntia engelmannii),...
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Examples of underground stems: (left) taro corm, (centre) ginger rhizome, and (right)...
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Common eelgrass (Zostera marina). A marine flowering plant, common eelgrass...
Colin Faulkingham
Two people navigating canoes in a natural stand of manoomin, or annual wild...
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Sugar beets (Beta vulgaris).
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Two workers harvesting cranberries in a commercial cranberry bog in Massachusetts.
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Field of pineapple in Maui, Hawaii.
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Ripe cashew apples hanging from the branches of a cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale)....
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Coconuts hanging from the top of a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera).
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Collecting resin from opium poppy capsules in a field in Afghanistan, 2008.
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Figure 3: Apical meristems. (Left) The shoot apical meristem of Hypericum uralum...
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Figure 4: A summary of the primary and secondary growth of a woody eudicotyledon.
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A large eucalyptus tree growing along the Werribee River in Australia.
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Figure 7: Internal transport system in a tree. (A) Enlarged xylem vessel. (B) Enlarged...
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Floral trichomes (plant hairs) on the buds and sepals of thyme flowers (Thymus...
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A stand of bald cypresses (Taxodium distichum) dotted with epiphytic Tillandsias...
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Exposed roots of mangrove trees in Tha Pom Khlong Song Nam park, near Krabi, Thailand.
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Figure 9: Cross section of a typical root, showing the primary xylem and phloem arranged...
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(Left) The bird-of-paradise flower (Strelitzia reginae) has a long stalk,...
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Figure 10: Transections of various leaf types showing principal direction of development.
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Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) in bloom, featuring the largest unbranched...
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Figure 11: Floral structures characteristic of angiosperms.
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Figure 12: Arrangement of floral parts. (Top) Floral diagrams showing different arrangements...
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A conspicuous red calyx tube envelops the closed yellow petals of the bell-shaped...
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The petals of the delicate flower of Campsis radicans (trumpet creeper,...
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Pollen-covered honeybee (Apis mellifera) on a purple crocus (Crocus...
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The brilliant regular flower of Hypericum calycinum (rose of Sharon) develops...
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Ripening almond fruits (Prunus dulcis) on a tree. Like peaches and cherries,...
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A garbanzo bean, or chickpea, plant (Cicer arietinum) with ripening legume...
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Figure 14: Evolutionary relationships among some types of placentation.
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Young leaves, male catkins, and (top center) female flowers of paper birch (Betula...
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Simple umbels of the Texas, or white, milkweed (Asclepias texana).
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Figure 16: Typical angiosperm life cycle (see text).
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The pollen-bearing stamens (male structures) of a hibiscus flower, borne on the pistil...
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The process of cross-pollination using an animal pollinator.
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A green orchid bee (Euglossa species) pollinating a flower.
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The labellum of the mirror ophrys (Ophrys speculum). The coloring so closely...
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Orange-tailed butterfly (Eurema proterpia) on an ash-colored aster (Machaeranthera...
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Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) foraging for nectar in the bright red...
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Common types of inflorescences among the angiosperms.
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Interactives
Explore the major groups of plants and the largest angiosperm families with this...
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