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Morphology of Range Plants

Morphology of Range Plants. Plant Morphology. Describes the physical form and external structures of a plant. Leaves. Important characteristics Type Arrangement Shape Margin Veination . Leaf Types. Simple Compound. Compound - Palmate. Compound - Pinnate. Leaf Arrangements. Opposite.

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Morphology of Range Plants

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  1. Morphology of Range Plants

  2. Plant Morphology • Describes the physical form and external structures of a plant

  3. Leaves • Important characteristics • Type • Arrangement • Shape • Margin • Veination

  4. Leaf Types • Simple • Compound Compound - Palmate Compound - Pinnate

  5. Leaf Arrangements Opposite Whorled Alternate

  6. Leaf Shapes Linear Elliptic Lanceolate Oblanceolate Obovate Palmate Wedge-shaped Arrow-shaped Ovate

  7. Leaf Margins Lobed-pinnate Lobed-palmate Serrated Entire Scalloped Toothed

  8. Leaf Veinations Parallel Pinnate Palmate Netted

  9. Stems Grasses Grass-likes Forbs Shrubs (Sedges) (Rushes) Hollow or Pithy Solid Not Jointed Solid Woody Solid

  10. Roots

  11. Structure for Plant Propagation Rhizomes are underground modified stems that give rise to new plants.Stolons are aboveground modified stems that give rise to new plants. Both are forms of asexual reproduction. “Sod-forming” plants have rhizomes or stolons

  12. Flowers • Inflorescence types Spike Raceme Panicle Umbel Head

  13. Flowers • Composite Heads Ray Flowers Disk Flowers Ray and Disk Flowers

  14. Grass Morphology www.fsl.orst.edu/forages/

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