fused leaf
Fused
foliage-leaves are fused with the
stem and, sometimes, with the
opposite leaf (e. g. in
Lonicera – Honeysuckle). Fused
foliage-leaves may also grow down at the
stem (e. g. in
Echium – Viper's Bugloss and other Boraginaceae – Forget-me-Not
family members or embrace it (e. g. in
Bupleurum rotundifolium – Thorow-wax). Flower-leaves are referred to as fused, if they are grown together ab initio. Fused
petals can be found in
Gentiana – Gentian, fused
sepals in
Dianthus – Pink,
fused carpels in
Papaver – Poppy and fused
stamina in
Malva – Mallow. In some
species the
filaments are also fused with the
petals (e. g. in
Gentiana verna – Spring Gentian).
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