Evolution is one clever fellow. Next time you’re strolling about outdoors, pick up a pine cone and take a look at the layout of the bract scales. You’ll find an unmistakable geometric structure.
Tucked in the cleft between bract and stem are small, barely visible flowers that give forth seeds. Inside each, coiled like a snake, is the Salsolaembryo, ready to unfurl into a seedling as soon ...
See alternate. palatability: A quality of forage which influences a grazing animal's desire to graze the plant. palea: The inner bract or scale of a floret, sometimes partly enclosed by the lemma.
The stems often lean over. The individual heads are surrounded by a series of small bracts, and each bract has a sharp, needle-like point. The flowers themselves, which may number 40 or more per ...
The stems often lean over. The individual heads are surrounded by a series of small bracts, and each bract has a sharp, needle like point. The flowers themselves, which may number 40 or more per ...
The stems often lean over. The individual heads are surrounded by a series of small bracts, and each bract has a sharp, needle like point. The flowers themselves, which may number 40 or more per ...