Native Plants
Botanical Glossary
Glossary of commonly used botanical terms and their definitions.
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| FAC | Facultative - Hydrophyte. Occurs in wetlands and non-wetlands. | |
| FAC* | Facultative - Hydrophyte. Occurs in wetlands and non-wetlands. Occurs only in the South Pacific Islands subregion. | |
| FACU | Facultative Upland - Nonhydrophyte. Usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands. | |
| FACU* | Facultative Upland - Nonhydrophyte. Usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands. Occurs only in the South Pacific Islands subregion. | |
| FACW | Facultative Wetland - Hydrophyte. Usually occurs in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands. | |
| FACW* | Facultative Wetland - Hydrophyte. Usually occurs in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands. Occurs only in the South Pacific Islands subregion. | |
| Falcate | Sickle-shaped. | |
| Fascicled | In a tight bundle, several leaves appearing to arise from a common point. | |
| Fern | Any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants (pteridophytes) having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores. | |
| Fibrous | Network of fine roots with no central dominant root. | |
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