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Chlorosises, Chlorotics
Chlorosis Yellowing of leaves due to a lack of chlorophyll. This term helps record, compare, or interpret plant and site information.
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Ciliates, Ciliolate, Ciliolates
Ciliate With a hairy fringe. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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Clamberings, climbing
Clambering Vinelike, climbing. This term helps explain how a plant grows, survives, spreads, or fits into its habitat.
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Claspings
Clasping Wholly or partly surrounding the stem. This feature helps describe plant support, storage, water movement, or vegetative spread.
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Clavates
Clavate Club-shaped, gradually widening towards the apex. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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Compounds
Compound Composed of two or more similar parts. A compound leaf is a single leaf composed of multiple leaflets.
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Conduplicates
Conduplicate Folded together lengthwise, with the upper surface within. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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Conical, conical, Conicals, Conics
Conic Cone shaped. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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Coniferous, Coniferouses, Conifers
Conifer A plant that bears its seeds in a cone or cone-like structure - such as cedars, cypresses, junipers, and pines Did you know? Pines, spruces, firs, junipers, and cedars are conifers that bear seeds in cones instead of fruits.
