propagules
Reproductive plant units
Propagules are plant structures capable of growing into new individuals—seeds, spores, cuttings, bulbs, or fragments that can establish themselves independently.
The term appears mainly in botany and ecology: Mangrove propagules drift on ocean currents until they find suitable sediment.
Any detachable part of an organism that can reproduce the whole qualifies as a propagule.
Plant embryos in casings
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- tubersUnderground plant storage organs
- cuttingsSnipped portions for growing
- rhizomesHorizontal subterranean stem structures
corms · stolons · suckers · runners · offsets · plantlets · fragments · hibernacula
Plant embryos in casings
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- samarasSingle-winged dry fruits
- windblownDisplaced by gusts
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
floatation · rafting · drift · currents · plumes · gliders · vectors · colonization
Without erotic attraction
- vegetativeOf plant growth
- clonalGenetically identical copies
- sexualOf physical desire
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
gametes · zygote · embryo · pollination · ovules · fragmentation · budding · fission
Seeds beginning growth
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- shootDischarge or capture
- rootletSmall branching plant fiber
- cotyledonEmbryonic leaf in seeds
radicle · emergence · establishment · dormancy · viability · activation · rooting · survival
Foreign territorial takeover
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- restorationReturning something to condition
- revegetationRestoring lost plant cover
seeds
Plant embryos in casings
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- tubersUnderground plant storage organs
- cuttingsSnipped portions for growing
rhizomes · corms · stolons · suckers · runners · offsets · plantlets · fragments · hibernacula · buds
seeds
Plant embryos in casings
buoyancy · floatation · rafting · drift · currents · plumes · gliders · vectors · colonization · migration
asexual
Without erotic attraction
- vegetativeOf plant growth
- clonalGenetically identical copies
- sexualOf physical desire
fertilization · gametes · zygote · embryo · pollination · ovules · fragmentation · budding · fission · parthenogenesis
sprouting
Seeds beginning growth
cotyledon · radicle · emergence · establishment · dormancy · viability · activation · rooting · survival · recruitment
colonization
Foreign territorial takeover
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- restorationReturning something to condition