Potentilla lindleyi, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 10 relations: Bract, California, Chaparral, Endemism, Gynoecium, Inflorescence, John Lindley, Rosaceae, Sepal, Stamen.

Bract

In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Chaparral

Chaparral is a shrubland plant community found primarily in California, in southern Oregon and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Gynoecium

Gynoecium (gynoecia) is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of a flower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds.

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Inflorescence

An inflorescence, in a flowering plant, is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.

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John Lindley

John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.

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Rosaceae

Rosaceae (-si.eɪ), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.

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Sepal

A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants).

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Stamen

The stamen (stamina or stamens) is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentilla_lindleyi

Also known as Horkelia cuneata, Potentilla kelloggii var. cuneata, Wedgeleaf horkelia.