Definitions of terms used in this section.
Albescence
Process of shading into or becoming white.
Axillary
In the axil (the upper junction between a leaf and stem).
Biodiversity
Variation or diversity of species.
Dioecious
Having male and female flowers on separate plants.
Macrophyte
A large plant, usually a term restricted for aquatic plants.
Monoecious
Having unisexual flowers, but with both male and female flowers on the same plant.
Oospore
A thick walled fertile resting spore.
Rhizome
Underground stems whose buds develop into new plants.
Stolon
Runner or slender horizontal stem that can root and grow.
