Native Plants
Botanical Glossary
Glossary of commonly used botanical terms and their definitions.
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| Filament | Stalk of stamen; bears the anther. | |
| Floret | A small flower, especially one in a dense cluster. | |
| Florets | Small or reduced flowers. | |
| Flower head | A dense arrangement of flowers arising from a common point, as in Apiaceae, or as in Asteraceae where many ray flowers and/or disc flowers make up one "flower head." See also, Capitulum. | |
| FNA | Flora of North America. | |
| Follicle | Dry, dehiscent fruit. | |
| Frond | The leaf of a fern. | |
| Fruit | The seed-bearing part of a plant. | |
| Genus | A group of related species classified within a family. | |
| Glabrous | Smooth; hairless. | |
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