Perennials: What's wrong with this Digitalis?, 1 by patienceplus
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patienceplus wrote: The phenomena called 'fasciation' occurs when multiple buds fuse together and form a flattened stem structure. I have added a picture of a buttercup found in my horse lot this spring (2011). Here is a link that adds a little more information: http://faculty.ucc.edu/biology-ombrello/pow/fasciated_plants... Usually, fasciation is a somatic event (in vegetative cells), not a genetic mutation that will be inherited through seeds. |