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Term
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Definition
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alpine
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Found above the timber line at high altitudes.
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alternate
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Arranged singly at different heights along the stem.
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annual
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Plant that germinates, flowers, seeds and dies in one year.
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anther
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Pollen-producing segment of the stamen.
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armed
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Has spines, prickles, or thorns to protect itself.
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axil
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The upward angle between the leaf and the stem.
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basal
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Found at or near the base of the plant or plant part.
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beard
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A clump of hairs.
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biennial
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Plant that completes its life cycle in two years.
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bipinnate
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Twice pinnate, leaflets again.
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blade
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The expanded part of the leaf.
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brackish
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Somewhat salty.
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bract
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1. Small leaf-like structure associated with an inflorescence. 2. Small scale or
leaf-like structure on a stem.
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bractlets
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Small secondary bract.
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calyx
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Whorl of sepals, the lowest or outermost part enclosing the rest of the
flower. Often green or tan.
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clasping
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Holding or surrounding tightly, as in a leaf on a stem.
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cyme
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Branched inflorescence in which the central flower on the main stem opens
before the side flower.
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