<Ul> <Li> Accessory buds -- an embryonic shoot occurring above or to the side of an axillary bud ; also known as supernumerary bud . </Li> <Li> Acrocarpous -- produced at the end of a branch . </Li> <Li> Acutangular -- a stem that has several longitudinally running ridges with sharp edges . </Li> <Li> Adventitious buds -- a bud that arises at points on the plant other than at the stem apex or a leaf axil . </Li> <Li> Alate -- Having wing - like structures , usually on the seeds or stems , as in Euonymus alata </Li> <Li> Alternate -- buds are staggered on opposite sides of the branch </Li> <Li> Bark -- the outer layers of woody plants ; cork , phloem , and vascular cambium . </Li> <Li> Branches -- </Li> <Li> Bud -- an immature stem tip , typically an embryonic shoot , ether producing a stem , leaves or flowers . </Li> <Li> Bulb -- an underground stem normally with a short basal surface and with thick fleshy leaves . </Li> <Li> Bundle scar -- A small mark on a leaf scar indicating a point where a vein from the leaf was once connected with the stem . </Li> <Li> Caudex -- the hard base produced by herbaceous perennials used to overwinter the plant . </Li> <Li> Caulescent -- with a distinctive stem . </Li> <Li> Cauliflora -- with the flowers and fruit on the stem or trunk as in Saraca cauliflora </Li> <Li> Cladode -- A flattened stem that performs the function of a leaf ; an example is the pad of the opuntia cactus . </Li> <Li> Cladophyll -- a flattened stem that is leaf - like and green -- used for photosynthesis , normally plants have no or greatly reduced leaves . </Li> <Li> Climbing -- typically long stems , that cling to other objects . </Li> <Li> Corm -- a compact , upright orientated stem that is bulb - like with hard or fleshy texture and normally covered with papery , thin dry leaves . Most often produced under the soil surface . </Li> <Li> Cuticle -- a waterproof waxy membrane covering leaves and primary shoots . </Li> <Li> Decumbent -- stems that lie on the ground but have the ends turning upward . </Li> <Li> Dormant -- a state of no growth or reduced growth </Li> <Li> Earlywood -- The portion of the annual ring that is formed during the early part of a tree 's growing . </Li> <Li> Epidermis -- a layer of cells that cover all primary tissue , separating them from the outside environment . </Li> <Li> Erect -- growing upright . </Li> <Li> Flower bud -- a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop </Li> <Li> Fruticose -- woody stemmed with a shrub - like habit . Branching near the soil with woody based stems . </Li> <Li> Guard cell -- One of the paired epidermal cells that control the opening and closing of a stoma in plant tissue . </Li> <Li> Herbaceous -- non-woody and dying to the ground at the end of the growing season . Annual plants die , while perennials regrow from parts on the soil surface or below ground the next growing season . </Li> <Li> Heartwood -- The older , nonliving central wood of a tree or woody plant , usually darker and harder than the younger sapwood . Also called duramen . </Li> <Li> Internode -- spaces between the nodes . </Li> <Li> Latent buds -- An axillary bud whose development is inhibited , sometimes for many years , due to the influence of apical and other buds . Also known as a dormant bud . </Li> <Li> Late wood -- The portion of the annual ring that is formed after formation of earlywood has ceased . </Li> <Li> Lateral buds -- A bud located on the side of the stem , usually in a leaf axil . </Li> <Li> Leaf -- the photosynthetic organ of a plant that is attached to a stem , generally at specific intervals . </Li> <Li> Leaf axils -- the space created between a leaf and its branch . This is especially pronounced on monocots like bromeliads . </Li> <Li> Leaf buds -- A bud that produces a leafy shoot . </Li> <Li> Leaf scar -- the mark left on a branch from the previous location of a bud or leaf . </Li> <Li> Lenticel -- One of the small , corky pores or narrow lines on the surface of the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gases between the interior tissue and the surrounding air . </Li> <Li> Node -- where leaves and buds are attached to the stem . </Li> <Li> Orthotropic growth
<Ul> <Li> Accessory buds -- an embryonic shoot occurring above or to the side of an axillary bud ; also known as supernumerary bud . </Li> <Li> Acrocarpous -- produced at the end of a branch . </Li> <Li> Acutangular -- a stem that has several longitudinally running ridges with sharp edges . </Li> <Li> Adventitious buds -- a bud that arises at points on the plant other than at the stem apex or a leaf axil . </Li> <Li> Alate -- Having wing - like structures , usually on the seeds or stems , as in Euonymus alata </Li> <Li> Alternate -- buds are staggered on opposite sides of the branch </Li> <Li> Bark -- the outer layers of woody plants ; cork , phloem , and vascular cambium . </Li> <Li> Branches -- </Li> <Li> Bud -- an immature stem tip , typically an embryonic shoot , ether producing a stem , leaves or flowers . </Li> <Li> Bulb -- an underground stem normally with a short basal surface and with thick fleshy leaves . </Li> <Li> Bundle scar -- A small mark on a leaf scar indicating a point where a vein from the leaf was once connected with the stem . </Li> <Li> Caudex -- the hard base produced by herbaceous perennials used to overwinter the plant . </Li> <Li> Caulescent -- with a distinctive stem . </Li> <Li> Cauliflora -- with the flowers and fruit on the stem or trunk as in Saraca cauliflora </Li> <Li> Cladode -- A flattened stem that performs the function of a leaf ; an example is the pad of the opuntia cactus . </Li> <Li> Cladophyll -- a flattened stem that is leaf - like and green -- used for photosynthesis , normally plants have no or greatly reduced leaves . </Li> <Li> Climbing -- typically long stems , that cling to other objects . </Li> <Li> Corm -- a compact , upright orientated stem that is bulb - like with hard or fleshy texture and normally covered with papery , thin dry leaves . Most often produced under the soil surface . </Li> <Li> Cuticle -- a waterproof waxy membrane covering leaves and primary shoots . </Li> <Li> Decumbent -- stems that lie on the ground but have the ends turning upward . </Li> <Li> Dormant -- a state of no growth or reduced growth </Li> <Li> Earlywood -- The portion of the annual ring that is formed during the early part of a tree 's growing . </Li> <Li> Epidermis -- a layer of cells that cover all primary tissue , separating them from the outside environment . </Li> <Li> Erect -- growing upright . </Li> <Li> Flower bud -- a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop </Li> <Li> Fruticose -- woody stemmed with a shrub - like habit . Branching near the soil with woody based stems . </Li> <Li> Guard cell -- One of the paired epidermal cells that control the opening and closing of a stoma in plant tissue . </Li> <Li> Herbaceous -- non-woody and dying to the ground at the end of the growing season . Annual plants die , while perennials regrow from parts on the soil surface or below ground the next growing season . </Li> <Li> Heartwood -- The older , nonliving central wood of a tree or woody plant , usually darker and harder than the younger sapwood . Also called duramen . </Li> <Li> Internode -- spaces between the nodes . </Li> <Li> Latent buds -- An axillary bud whose development is inhibited , sometimes for many years , due to the influence of apical and other buds . Also known as a dormant bud . </Li> <Li> Late wood -- The portion of the annual ring that is formed after formation of earlywood has ceased . </Li> <Li> Lateral buds -- A bud located on the side of the stem , usually in a leaf axil . </Li> <Li> Leaf -- the photosynthetic organ of a plant that is attached to a stem , generally at specific intervals . </Li> <Li> Leaf axils -- the space created between a leaf and its branch . This is especially pronounced on monocots like bromeliads . </Li> <Li> Leaf buds -- A bud that produces a leafy shoot . </Li> <Li> Leaf scar -- the mark left on a branch from the previous location of a bud or leaf . </Li> <Li> Lenticel -- One of the small , corky pores or narrow lines on the surface of the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gases between the interior tissue and the surrounding air . </Li> <Li> Node -- where leaves and buds are attached to the stem . </Li> <Li> Orthotropic growth
what is the term for the regions of the plant where leaves are attached to the stem
what is the term for the regions of the plant where leaves are attached to the stem
Node
Node