Area of hardened
and thickened tissue.
A dry, several
to many seeded, dehiscent (splitting) fruit.
Upper part
of tortoise shell.
Meat eating.
Leaves spreading
from their bases, with tips arched back across stem.
Fleshy part
of the tail of a fish, excluding tail fin.
Woody stem
of perennial plant, at or beneath ground level.
Hairs arising
from the margins, as in eyelashes.
More or less
grasping a stem, as in a leaf base.
A group of
the same kind of creature living together (e.g., bats)
Group of plants
sharing a common area, habitat, or environment.
The act or
process of protecting natural resources
Tube-like
portion of fused petals, more or less cylindrical.
A midrib
or nerve in moss leaves.
Species which
have sufficient information about them, and management plans
exist that help to protect them.
Finely scalloped
edge with rounded teeth.
Active at
twilight.
Hood-like,
forming a pocket opening on one side.
Type of inflorescence,
mostly broad and flat- topped.
