Plant morphology
Plant morphology or phytomorphology is the study of the physical form and external structure of plants.[1] This is usually considered distinct from plant anatomy,[1] which is the study of the internal structure of plants, especially at the microscopic level.[2] Plant morphology is useful in the visual identification of plants.
Plant Morphology Media
Inflorescences emerging from protective coverings
Asclepias syriaca showing complex morphology of the flowers.
Looking up into the branch structure of a Pinus sylvestris tree
Animation of zooming into the leaf of a Sequoia sempervirens (Californian Redwood).
Variation in leaves from the giant ragweed illustrating positional effects. The lobed leaves come from the base of the plant, while the unlobed leaves come from the top of the plant.
Juvenility in a seedling of European beech. There is a marked difference in shape between the first dark green "seed leaves" and the lighter second pair of leaves.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raven, P. H., R. F. Evert, & S. E. Eichhorn. Biology of Plants, 7th ed., page 9. (New York: W. H. Freeman, 2005). ISBN 0-7167-1007-2.
- ↑ Evert, Ray Franklin and Esau, Katherine (2006) Esau's Plant anatomy: meristems, cells, and tissues of the plant body - their structure, function and development Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, page xv, ISBN 0-471-73843-3