Word of the day: "vernation" -- the formation of new leaves in springtime; also, the arrangement of leaves in a bud before it opens (Latin vernare, to flourish, be verdant; "ver", spring).— Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) March 25, 2019
In ferns, vernation is, beautifully, "circinate" (rolled up like a crozier or fiddlehead). pic.twitter.com/DQRCH3ngk2
Monday, March 25, 2019
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