Flowering Plants, YAR-ZYG
Angiosperm, any of about 300,000 species of flowering plants, the largest and most diverse group within the kingdom Plantae. Angiosperms represent approximately 80 percent of all the known green plants now living. The angiosperms are vascular seed plants in which the ovule (egg) is fertilized and develops into a seed in an enclosed hollow ovary. The ovary itself is usually enclosed in a flower, that part of the angiospermous plant that contains the male or female reproductive organs or both.
Flowering Plants Encyclopedia Articles By Title
yarrow, any of about 115 species of perennial herbs constituting the genus Achillea in the family Asteraceae, and......
yellow birch, (Betula alleghaniensis), ornamental and timber tree of the family Betulaceae, native to northeastern......
yellow cress, (genus Rorippa), genus of some 85 species of plants in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). Most members......
yellow-flowered gourd, (subspecies Cucurbita pepo ovifera), annual trailing vine of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae),......
ylang-ylang, (Cananga odorata), South Asian tree of the custard apple family (Annonaceae), known for its intensely......
yucca, (genus Yucca), genus of about 40 species of succulent plants in the agave subfamily of the asparagus family......
yuzu, East Asian citrus fruit, probably first grown in the highlands of China but now most closely associated with......
Zea, genus of five species of large grasses of the family Poaceae, native to Mexico and Mesoamerica. The best-known......
Zebrina, former genus of trailing herbaceous plants in the spiderwort family (Commelinaceae), now placed within......
Zelkova, genus of about five species of trees and shrubs in the elm family (Ulmaceae) native to Asia. The Japanese......
Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of flowering plants, the largest family of the order Zingiberales, containing......
Zingiberales, the ginger and banana order of flowering plants, consisting of 8 families, 92 genera, and more than......
zinnia, (genus Zinnia), any of about 22 species of herbs and shrubs constituting the genus Zinnia of the family......
zoysiagrass, (genus Zoysia), genus of creeping grasses of the family Poaceae, comprising four or five perennial......
zucchini, (Cucurbita pepo), variety of summer squash in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), grown for its edible......
Zygopetalum, genus of 15 species of tropical American orchids (family Orchidaceae). Several species are cultivated......
Zygophyllales, the creosote bush order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, consisting of 2 families (Zygophyllaceae......
