Buds
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Anatomy

image buds01.jpg
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Bud Arrangement
Like leaves, buds are arranged alternately, opposite, or whorled.
image buds02.jpg Alternate: Buds are arranged singly at alternating heights and sides of the stem.
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image buds03.jpg Opposite: Buds are directly across from each other.
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image buds04.jpg Clustered: Buds are grouped in clusters.
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Bud Types
image buds05.jpg Flower Bud: bud from which a flower will form.
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image buds06.jpg image buds07.jpg Vegetative Bud: bud from which a new leaf will form.
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Below are types of buds commonly found in woody plants.
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image buds08.jpg Imbricate: overlapping scales
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image buds09.jpg Valvate: meeting at the edges without overlapping
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image buds10.jpg Narrowly conical: narrowly cone-shaped
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image buds11.jpg One-scaled: having only one continuous scale