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Word of the Week: Sporangium
Although sporangia, in which spores are produced and stored, are often associated with fungi and seedless plants, such as bryophytes (e.g., mosses) and ferns, they occur in all plants some time during their life cycles. Continue reading
Posted in Illustrated Glossary, Word of the Week, WoW
Tagged Adiantum pedatum, Dryopteris marginalis, megasporangia, megastrobilus, microsporangia, microstrobilus, moss, Osmunda spectabilis, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, Polystichum acrostichoides, sori, sporangia, sporangium, sporophyll, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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PERENNIAL: Aquilegia canadensis (Wild or Eastern Red Columbine)
Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern Columbine) is this week’s selection for Tried and True Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, Perennial, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern Columbine), Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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Word of the Week: Etaerio
Unlike simple fruits, which develop from a single ovary in a flower, an etaerio develops from multiple ovaries (sometimes called fruitlets) in a single flower arranged over the surface of or within the flower’s receptacle. An etaerio is also called an aggregate fruit. Continue reading
Posted in Illustrated Glossary, Word of the Week, WoW
Tagged Achene, Aggregate Fruit, Aquilegia canadensis, berry, Betula nigra, Clematis terniflora, drupe, etaerio, follicle, Liriodendron tulipifera, Magnolia virginiana, Samara, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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SHRUB: Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry)
This attractive native shrub, Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry), is a member of the Rose family and is often found in bogs, swamps, and moist thickets and sometimes on drier balds and rock outcroppings throughout eastern North America. Continue reading
Posted in Shrub, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged black chokeberry, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, Native plants, shrubs, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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