I was fascinated by an article in today's online New York Times, Loyal to Its Roots, concerning the social life of plants. I thought that some Whorled Leaves folks might enjoy it, too. It begins:
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Most gardeners are familiar with plants that have alternate or opposite leaves. But many are not familiar with the term "whorled" leaves, meaning three or more leaves at each node.
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Buds: Small shoots with scale-like leaves which, when given the proper conditions, burst out in growth. Although not technically leaves, buds are nearly always found associated with the base of ... Whorled: With three or more leaves at the same node, arranged in whorls. Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum) has whorled leaves...
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This is a term that generally refers to leaves as they die. They wither, or wrinkle, turn brown or other colors and finally fall from the ... Whorled refers to the arrangement of either buds or leaves along the stem. Whorled budding or leaves is two buds or leaves per node. ... DIAGRAM: Whorled Leaves...
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A Photographic Guide to Plants of; Humboldt Bay Dunes and WetlandsPlant Key; Other Plants ... ; Compiled by Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart; RELEASE 1.0; January 2005; Home / ... Whorled leave...
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Image: Whorled leaves ... ; Click on the picture to zoom in on that part of the picture. Click here for high resolution image. ... The server, the setup, the scripts, and the upkeep are mainly the doing of Seth Price.
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Pages in category "BCP/Whorled leaves" ... The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... Category: Bloom Clock Plants by Leaves...
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Leaf Morphology and Stem Modification ... simple, alternate, pinnately netted simple, opposite, pinnately netted simple, whorled, pinnately netted ... guttation in leaves...
www.humboldt.edu/~dll2/bot105/leaf/leafmorp.htm www.humboldt.edu/~dll2/bot105/leaf/leafmorp.htm
twig -- a young woody stem to which leaves and buds are attached ... deciduous — trees on which all leaves fall at the end of every season of growth ... whorled — leaves occurring three or more at a single node...
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