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What connects flower buds to the stem?

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W. Wright

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W. Wright, Biology student, Biology student, Astoria

Answered Feb 18, 2021

Most plants grow in such that the stem is being held by the root in the ground, then the stem holds the upper parts of the plants, such as the leaves, flowers, and probably fruits. However, there is a part on the plant that is known as a node. Node is always a part of the stem that serves as a point of attachment for aerial roots, leaves, and flowers.

Definitely, what connects the flower buds to the stem must have been the node. Stems are typically part of the plant's shoot system. They are connected to the root beneath and grow longer above the ground level. They vary in diameter, depending on the kind of plant.

The stem is somewhat like the skeleton supporting the plant to stand. It serves as a roadway through to every part of the plant. It helps to hold the flowers, leaves, and buds. It also performs the vital function of transporting nutrients from the root to the other parts of the plant.

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Matz Lewis Clark

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Matz Lewis Clark, College student, Graduation, Orlando

Answered Feb 18, 2021

You would call these things that connect the flower buds to the stem “nodes.” Take note that nodes will do more than that. They can also connect the different leaves to the stems. They will also connect the aerial roots to the stem. Just imagine if plants will not have roots.

The plants will die because they will not have any access to water and all of the other nutrients that they need in order to make food. The part of the plant that will be connecting the stalk to the leaf of the stem will be called differently. It will be called the “petiole.” Flower buds will usually mature and turn into actual flowers.

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L. Hawkes

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L. Hawkes, Teacher, Memphis

Answered Feb 12, 2021

The petiole is the stalk that extends from the stem to the bottom of the leaf, and an axillary bud will display a branch or a flower. It is usually discovered in the axil, which is the stem's intersection, and this can twist the leaf to face the sun and affords the characteristic foliage composition to the plant.

In petiolate leaves, the leaf stalk may be extended, as in the leaves of celery and rhubarb, short or entirely vacant, in which case the blade connects directly to the stem and is said to be sessile. The blade is the major photosynthetic exterior of the plant, and it seems to be green and leveled in a perpendicular plane to the stem.

Petioles also come in different sizes. The petiole serves to transport the energy created in the leaf to the rest of the plant. In some cases, leaves are affixed to the stem without a petiole, and it is called a sessile.

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Orion thames

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Answered Sep 10, 2018

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