Stipe
Frond of a fern. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Creator(s): S. A. Mori
Description: Frond of Dryopteris marginalis based on Mori et al. 27517 from the Adirondacks, Warren County, New York. The frond consists of the blade and the stipe which are analagous with the blade and petiole of a flowering plants.
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Title
Stipe
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Definition
Referring to the stalk of a fern frond, the equivalent of a petiole in the flowering plants.
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