stamen -- the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower; The stamen consists of an anther supported by a filament.

nerves -- Another name for a vein.

petiolate -- a leaf that has a stem. A sessile leaf has no stem.

meadow -- Large grass and wildflower filled area with few, if any, trees.

pinnatifid -- A leaf shape that is pinnately lobed but not cut all the way to the axis.

achene -- a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. For example, a rose hip holds a few achenes.

subalpine -- Just below the timberline.

corolla -- The name for all the petals of a flower taken together.

An entire leaf has smooth edges. Not toothed or lobed.

fruit -- any seed-bearing structure in flowering plants. It is formed from the ovary after flowering.

plumose -- Feathery, i.e., having hairs or fine bristle on both sides of the main axis. Often used in describing the shape of pappus hairs.

basal leaves -- a leaf that grows lowest on the stem of a plant.

genus -- A subdivision of a botanical Family in which all members have a significant number of similar characteristics.

style -- This is a long and thread-like structure that connects the stigma with the ovary. A flower may have a single style, or several of them.

A simple leaf blade is one that is not divided into separate leaflets.

exserted -- projected beyond. (Exserted stamens project beyond the corolla tube.)

rhizome -- root-like stems that may either grow horizontally at the soil surface or in other orientations underground.