Dinesh's photos with the keyword: Botany

According to the nature of the stem the plants are often classi­fied into groups:- 1. Herbs 2. Shrubs 3. Trees 4. Trailers 5. Climbers. Climbers: These are the weak plants which grow up¬right only with the help of some kind of support. Many weak plants produce hard, pointed hook-like bodies for climbing. Artabotrys (B. Kan-thali champa) bears hooks on the floral axis (Fig. 52, 3). Pointed prickles are present in many wild roses and canes for the same purpose. Tendrils are the slender leafless bodies remarkably sensitive to contact. As soon as they come in contact with any support they quickly coil round it and thus help the plant in climbing. Plant-parts like stems , leaves and even floral axis are modified into tendrils.