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BOTAPRENEURS
White flowering shrub

Beyond the main organs

The arrangement of organs and structures

Plants are more than their main organs. They also show particular arrangements and structures, each with its own vocabulary — useful to observe and describe them accurately.

Advanced vocabulary — especially useful for Plant Masters and Botapreneurs, who learn to observe and describe plants precisely.

Stipules

Small appendages at the base of the petiole.

Latex

Milky sap released when cut.

Resin

Sticky, often aromatic secretion.

Spines, thorns and prickles

Defensive structures of different origins.

Tendrils

Gripping organs of climbing plants.

Hairs (trichomes)

Surface covering: down, bristles, scales.

Bulbs, rhizomes and tubers

Underground storage organs.

Bark

Outer covering of stems and trunks.