Morphology of Range Plants
Objectives Define plant morphology Describe characteristics of the leaves, stems, roots, and flowers of range plants Describe the anatomy of grasses
Plant Morphology Describes the physical form and external structures of a plant
Leaves Important characteristics Type Arrangement Shape Margin Veination
Leaf Types Simple Compound Compound - PalmateCompound - Pinnate
Leaf Arrangements Alternate OppositeWhorled
Leaf Shapes Ovate Palmate Linear EllipticLanceolateOblanceolate Wedge-shapedArrow-shapedObovate
Leaf Margins Serrated Lobed-pinnateLobed-palmate ToothedScallopedEntire
Leaf Veinations ParallelPinnate PalmateNetted
Stems Hollow or PithySolid Not JointedSolidWoody Solid GrassesGrass-likesForbsShrubs (Sedges)(Rushes)
Roots
Flowers Inflorescence types SpikeRaceme Panicle UmbelHead
Flowers Composite Heads Ray FlowersDisk FlowersRay and Disk Flowers
Anatomy of Grasses Spikelet Inflorescence Internode Culm (stem) Node (joint) Rhizome Stolon Leaf