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Gyno-moncecious, having perfect 

 and pistillate flowers on the 

 same plant. 



Habit, general aspect or hue of a 

 plant, mode of growth. 



Halophyte, a plant growing in 

 salty soils or alkaline soils, 

 nfiostly succulent plants with 

 thick or small leaves; the 

 Pickle weed, Atriplex and 

 Kern Greasewood are typical 

 halophytes. 



Head of flowers, flowers in a glo- 

 bose cluster, being sessile and 

 collected at the same point on 

 the peduncle. 



Herb, a plant without woodj' 

 stem or parts, at least above- 

 ground. 



Herbaceous, like an herb in ap- 

 pearance or habit, or in tex- 

 ture or color, as herbaceous 

 sepals, meaning green and leaf- 

 like. 



Herbage, the vegetative parts 

 (stems and leaves) produced in 

 the season, not including the 

 flowers or fruit. 



Hermaphrodite, having both pis- 

 tils and stamens in the same 

 flower. 



Heteromorphic, of 2 or more 

 different kinds. 



Hispid, with stiff or rigid hairs. 



Hispiduloiis, minutely hispid. 



Hooded, said of an organ which 

 is curved or concave at the 

 top like a hood. 



Hyaline , transparent, translu- 

 cent. 



Hydrophyte, a plant adapted to 

 live in water or very wet soil, 

 chiefly characterized by a thin 

 epidermis, reduction or ab- 

 sence of roots and reduction of 

 the vascular system as in the 

 Pond Lilies, Pond "Weeds and 

 Duck Weeds, or by succulence 

 as in Arrow Head, or by tall 



unbranched stems with nar- 

 rowly linear leaves, or leafless 

 as in the Bulrushes and Sedges. 



Hypogynous, with the parts of the 

 flower under or free from the 

 pistil, inserted on the recepta- 

 cle. 



Imbricate, overlapping like the 

 shingles on a roof so as to 

 cover or break joints. 



hnmersed, growing wholly under 

 water. 



Incised, cleft or cut irregularly 

 and sharply. 



Included, not protruding beyond 

 the surrounding organ; in- 

 cluded stamens do not protrude 

 beyond the corolla. 



Incomplete flower, one which has 

 not all of the four circles. 



Indeflnite (number), variable or 

 uncertain in number, or nu- 

 merous. 



Indehiscent, said of fruits or 

 pods which do not split by 

 valves or pores. 



Indigenous, native to the region. 



Indiimsnt, with a close pubes- 

 cence or coat of hairs. 



Indurated, hardened or becoming 

 tough. 



Inequilateral, not equilateral. 



Inequilaterally distributed leaflets, 

 the number on the two sides of 

 the rachis not equal. 



Inferior, growing or placed be- 

 low; inferior ovai-y, one more 

 or less attached to or united 

 with the calyx; inferior sta- 

 mens or lip of corolla, i.e. with 

 the stamens or lip on the 

 lower side of the flower. 



Inflated, distended or bladdery. 



Inflexed, bent or turned abruptly 

 inward. 



Inflorescence, a flower-cluster, or 

 in particular the mode of ar- 

 rangement of the flowei-s. 



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