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    • What Are Wetland Praires
    • Botanical Glossary
    • Illustrated Field Guide
      • Monocots
        • Forbs
          • Alismataceae
          • Amaryllidaceae
          • Asparagaceae
          • Iridaceae
          • Orchidaceae
          • Melanthiaceae – Death Camas
        • Grammanoids
          • Cyperaceae
          • Juncaceae
          • Poaceae
          • Typhaceae – Cattail Family
      • Dicots
        • Herbaceous
          • Apiaceae
          • Apocynaceae
          • Asteraceae
          • Boraginaceae
          • Brassicaceae
          • Campanulaceae
          • Caryophyllaceae
          • Fabaceae
          • Geraniaceae – Geranium Family
          • Lamiaceae – Mint Family
          • Malvaceae
          • Montiaceae
          • Onagraceae
          • Plantaginaceae
          • Polemoniaceae
          • Polygonaceae
          • Ranunculaceae
          • Rosaceae
          • Rubiaceae
          • Saxifragaceae – Saxifrag Family
          • Valerianaceae
        • Woody Plants
          • Oleaceae
          • Rosaceae
          • Salicaceae
      • Other
        • Equisetaceae
        • Isoetaceae
    • About the Author
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Botanical Glossary

Illustrated Glossary of Terms

  1. Monocot
  2. Dicot
  3. Graminoid
  4. Forb
  5. Leaf Arrangement
    1. Opposite
    2. Alternate
    3. Whorled
    4. Basal
    5. Sessile
  • The Leaf
    • Simple
    • Compound
    • Petiole
    • Venation
      • Pinnate
        • BiPinnate
        • TriPinnate
      • Palmate
      • Parallel
  • Leaf Shapes
    • Linear
    • Lanceolate
    • Oblong
    • Elliptic
    • Ovate
    • Oblanceolate
    • Spatulate
    • Obovate
    • Sagittate
    • Auriculate
    • Hastate
  • Leaf Bases
    • Truncate
    • Cordate
    • Cuneate
    • Obtuse
    • Peltate
    • Perforate
    • Connate-Perfoliate
  • Leaf Apices
    • Acuminate
    • Acute
    • Obtuse
    • Truncate
    • Retuse
    • Emarginate
    • Obcordate
    • Mucronate
    • Cuspidate
  • Leaf Margins
    • Entire
    • Serrate
    • Doubly serrate
    • Dentate
    • Crenate
    • Undulate
    • Sinuate
    • Incised
  • Types of Pinnately Veind Leaves
    • Pinnately Lobed
    • Pinnately Cleft
    • Pinnately Parted
    • Pinnately Compound
  • Types of Palmately Veined Leaves
    • Cordate
    • Reniform
    • Peltate
    • Palmately Lobed
    • Palmately Cleft
    • Palmately Parted
    • Palmately Compound

 

  • The Flower
    • Basic Shape and Whorls – Radial Symmetry
    • Basic Shapes and Whorls – Bilateral Symmetry
  • Hypanthium

 

  • Pistils (Gynoecium)
    • Stigma
    • Style
    • Ovary
      • Inferior
      • Superior
  • Stamens (Androecium)
    • Anther
    • Filament
  •  Petals
    • Fused
    • Not Fused
    • Campanulate
    • Tepals
    • Sepals
  • Inflorescence Shape
    • Catkin
    • Spike
    • Spadix
    • Head
    • Corymb
    • Umbel
    • Compound Umbel
    • Raceme
    • Panicle
    • Solitary
    • Cyme
    • Compound Cyme
    • Scorpoid Cyme
    • Disk and Ray Flowers
  • Seeds/Fruit
    • Dry Fruits
      • Dehiscent Fruits
        • Follicle
        • Legume
        • Capsule
        • Silique
      • Indehiscent Fruits
        • Achene
        • Grain or Caryopsis
        • Samara
        • Schizocarp
        • Loment
        • Nut
      • Fleshy Fruits
        • Berry
        • Drupe
        • Pepo
        • Pome
        • Hesperidium
        • Hip
  • Parts of a Grass
    • Spikelets
      • Awn
      • Lemma
      • Glume
      • Bract
      • Scale
      • Stigma
      • Achene
    • Inflorescence
    • Node
    • Habit
    • Blade
    • Stem
      • Blade
      • Ligule
      • Auricle
      • Sheath

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Table of Contents

  • Menu
    • Home
    • Project Introduction
    • What Are Wetland Praires
    • Botanical Glossary
    • Illustrated Field Guide
      • Monocots
        • Forbs
          • Alismataceae
          • Amaryllidaceae
          • Asparagaceae
          • Iridaceae
          • Orchidaceae
          • Melanthiaceae – Death Camas
        • Grammanoids
          • Cyperaceae
          • Juncaceae
          • Poaceae
          • Typhaceae – Cattail Family
      • Dicots
        • Herbaceous
          • Apiaceae
          • Apocynaceae
          • Asteraceae
          • Boraginaceae
          • Brassicaceae
          • Campanulaceae
          • Caryophyllaceae
          • Fabaceae
          • Geraniaceae – Geranium Family
          • Lamiaceae – Mint Family
          • Malvaceae
          • Montiaceae
          • Onagraceae
          • Plantaginaceae
          • Polemoniaceae
          • Polygonaceae
          • Ranunculaceae
          • Rosaceae
          • Rubiaceae
          • Saxifragaceae – Saxifrag Family
          • Valerianaceae
        • Woody Plants
          • Oleaceae
          • Rosaceae
          • Salicaceae
      • Other
        • Equisetaceae
        • Isoetaceae
    • About the Author
    • Contact

Resources

  • Bridgham Lab at University of Oregon
  • Cal Flora
  • Cascadia Prairie Oak Partnership
  • City of Eugene Wetlands
  • City of Portland Weed ID Guide
  • Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
  • Current Plant Nomenclature
  • Institute for Applied Ecology
  • Ladybird Johnson Native Plant Center
  • Mount Pisgah Arboretum
  • Native American Ethnobotany Database
  • Native Community History of the Eugene Area
  • Native Plant Society Oregon
  • Oregon Flora Project
  • Oregon Flora Image Project
  • The Plant List
  • PNW Weed Identification Module
  • Practical Guidelines for Wetland Prairie Restoration
  • Roy Lab at University of Oregon
  • UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History
  • USDA Plants Database
  • University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program
  • Willow Creek Nature Conservancy Preserve
  • Willamette Resources & Education Network
  • Willamette Valley Native Plant Materials Network

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