Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Clone. Photo by S. A. Mori.

Description: Clone of a species of Antennaria based on an unvouchered plant from New York State. A. Clone forming a clump along the ground. B. Clone as viewed from the underside to show the tangle of roots and rhizomes. C. Part pulled from the clonal mass. Each of the pieces with leaves in C is called a ramet. The production of ramets is a kind of asexual reproduction called apomixis.

Term:

Clone

Definition:

A population of plants produced by asexual reproduction resulting in individual members with the same genetic composition.

Notes:

The largest clone in the world is a stand of aspen (

Related Terms:

Ramet
Apomixis (adj. = apomitic)