Plants and their ways in South Africa . Fig. 324.—Statice. Fig. 325.—Floral diagramFlnmbas^o. Statice.—Corolla nearly polypetalous, bearing the coloured. Halophytes or plants growing in salt ground,by the sea. Since they cannot absorb much water withoutgetting too much salt, such plants conserve water by the samemeans used by plants in dry situations. Statice has denserosettes of leathery leaves and underground stems. Classification of Plants 345 Order Flowers usually regular, perfect. Calyx 5-lobed, 4-6 lobed, the limb twisted, remaining on and w
Plants and their ways in South Africa . Fig. 324.—Statice. Fig. 325.—Floral diagramFlnmbas^o. Statice.—Corolla nearly polypetalous, bearing the coloured. Halophytes or plants growing in salt ground,by the sea. Since they cannot absorb much water withoutgetting too much salt, such plants conserve water by the samemeans used by plants in dry situations. Statice has denserosettes of leathery leaves and underground stems. Classification of Plants 345 Order Flowers usually regular, perfect. Calyx 5-lobed, 4-6 lobed, the limb twisted, remaining on and wither-ing (marcescent). Stamens 5 on the corolla, alternate with thepetals. Carpels 2. Ovary 2-1-celled, many-seeded. Placenta-tion parietal or axile. Fruit a capsule or berry. Leaves oppo-site without stipules (alternate in water plants). Flowersarranged in cymes like those of Caryophyllaceae. Herbs, rarelyshrubs, with very bitter juice. Intraxylary phloem is foundin the stem. A. Leaves opposite. Corolla ttvisted in the bud— B
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