Turion (botany)
A turion (from Latin turio meaning "shoot") is a type of bud that is capable of growing into a complete plant. A turion may be an underground bud.[1] Many members of the genus Epilobium are known to produce turions at or below ground level.[2]
Some aquatic plant species produce overwintering turions, especially in the genera Potamogeton, Myriophyllum, Aldrovanda and Utricularia. These plants produce turions in response to unfavourable conditions such as decreasing day-length or reducing temperature.
They are derived from modified shoot
temporary pools.[3]
See also
- Bulbils, which may resemble turions, but include specialized storage leaves
- Hibernaculum (botany)
References
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- ^ Hickey, M.; King, C. (2001), The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms, Cambridge University Press, p. 44
- OCLC 1027726223.)
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- Sculthorpe, C. D. 1967. The Biology of Aquatic Vascular Plants. Reprinted 1985 Edward Arnold, by London. p. 346-364.
- Turion Overwintering Of Aquatic Carnivorous Plants, International Carnivorous Plant Society, Science Newsletter, June 1999 – Lubomír Adamec, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Botany. [1]
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