- In botany,
areoles are
small light- to dark-colored
bumps on
cacti out of
which grow
clusters of spines.
Areoles are
important diagnostic features of...
- areola or
areole in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
areola is a
small colored area of skin,
usually around the
nipple Areola or
areole (Latin for...
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structures called areoles, a kind of
highly reduced branch.
Areoles are an
identifying feature of cacti. As well as spines,
areoles give rise to flowers...
-
found in
areoles of Opuntia). The
spines of
Fouquieria splendens develop from the leaf petioles. Sti****
spines on Vac****ia xanthophloea.
Areoles and spines...
- ribs,
typically six to eight,
occasionally five or nine. The
circular areoles are 6 mm (0.2 in) across, grey or dark brown, with needle-like spines,...
- its
overall morphology,
close examination shows spines developing from
areoles, and the
distinctive floral cup of the
cactus family. The four species...
- areolate,
comprising small, dis****d, flat
areoles and
minute apothecia that are
immersed in the thallus. The
areoles,
measuring 0.4–0.7 mm wide and 120–150 μm...
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eventually deciduous hairs from
lower part of
areole ±
numerous white or brownish,
mature vegetative areoles usually lacking hairs,
juvenile plants have...
- same six
cuticular structures of
areoles on the surface, the
significantly longer filaments on the
female crowned areoles.
Female horsehair appears to have...
-
Pilosocereus pachycladus (syn.
Pilosocereus azureus) is a blue
cactus with
hairy areoles that emit
golden spines. As of October 2023[update],
Plants of the World...
