part of a plant without leaves; usually found underground. Roots anchor the plant and take up nutrients (food) and water

a large central root from which smaller roots branch off, such as a carrot

transports water, sugars, and minerals within the leaf blade; can be seen radiating throughout the leaf.

the angle point between the stem and the leaf growing from it

undeveloped stem or flower; covered with scales

ripened flower part that contains the seeds

swelling or knob where new growth originates

a root system where the roots are all approximately the same thickness; a system of small, branching roots

part of the plant that supports the leaves and buds; usually grows above ground

a stalk that attaches the leaf to the stem

the edge of a leaf

The reproductive structure of a flowering plant in which seed development takes place; often colored and showy

a mature or ripened ovule

the part of the stem between leaf nodes

an undivided leaf that is not separated into individual leaflets, but may still be lobed

a leaf pattern where two leaves grow across from each other at the same node on the stem

a leaf arrangement in which three or more leaves are growing from the same node on the stem

a shape and vein pattern that is divided from a central point into lobes; similar to a hand with spread fingers

with rounded segments on the margin, such as an Oregon white oak leaf

a leaf divided into two or more separate leaflets

a leaf pattern where one leaf grows from each node on the stem, alternating sides of the stem

leaves growing from the base of the plant stem

leaves or veins emerging from a central stalk or vein

the green, leaf-like parts of a flower that usually sit directly below the petals

common term for sepals and petals when both look very much alike

the female reproductive part of the flower, including the stigma, style, and ovary

one section of an ovary

the portion of the pistil that is receptive to pollen

the male reproductive part of the flower, including the anther and filament

the enlarged, pollen-bearing part of the stamen; located at the tip of the filament

the whorl of modified flower leaves; usually the brightly-colored, showy part of the flower

a small, leaf-like part at the base of a flower or along the flowering stem

the enlarged base of the pistil that contains the developing seed

narrow part of the pistil that connects the stigma to the ovary

the stalk of a single flower

a thread-like stalk that supports the anther

structure at the end of the flower stalk where the flower parts attach