Root, Stem, Leaf, Flower: How to Cook with Vegetables and Other Plants

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Leaves can have various shapes and sizes. The blade, petiole, and stipules are the three primary parts of the leaves of flowering plants (angiosperms). The epidermis, the mesophyll, and the vascular tissue are the three primary tissues of leaves. Layers of cells make up each form of tissue. A noticeable cuticle on the epidermis covers the leaf’s upper (adaxial epidermis) and lower (abaxial epidermis) surfaces. Leaves are modified to perform other functions like being converted to tendril for climbing as in Peas and spines for defence in Cactus.

The pedicel is the flower stalk. The pedicel tip persists as an extended axis known as receptacle or thalamus. In Rhizophora, Pneumatophores are present which help to get oxygen for respiration as it grows in swampy areas.

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Each stamen which represents the male reproductive organ consists of a stalk or a filament and an anther. Climbers: Tendrils are modified stems that resemble leafless, threadlike structures. They are designed for climbing. For example, Passiflora. Basal placentation: The placenta develops directly on the thalamus and bears a single ovule at the base of the unilocular ovary. For Example: Compositae.

Keep heating till all the green colour of the leaf is removed. The leaf becomes almost colourless and the alcohol becomes green.

The pistil of the gynoecium is the fourth whorl that is centrally present. It yields the female reproductive structure known as carpel. Every pistil has a basal swelled ovary, a tapered stalk-like style, and stigma at the top. The ovary comprises one or multiple ovules.

On the other hand, fibrous roots are branched, bushy roots that originate from the stem and have thin, moderately branched roots. Though fibrous roots bind the plant less firmly, the large number of threadlike roots improves the surface area for water absorption and minerals. The fibrous root system is present in many plants, including monocotyledons, rice, maize, wheat, marigolds, and bananas. Types of Roots

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Root, Stem, Leaf, Flower: How to Cook with Vegetables and Other Plants, is everything you will want and more from a cook book. Gill Mellor writes in such a descriptive and personable way that reading this book is such a pleasure. Each recipe has a picture (this is important to many people, including me!) and an introduction that allows you to understand the passion and reasoning behind the inclusion of each dish. The photography is simply beautiful, rustic and charming; and makes you want to rush to the kitchen and start creating the mouthwatering recipes! Rhizome: Rhizomes are non-green and have identifiable internodes and nodes. They are brown in colour. For example, ginger. Carbon dioxide gas needed for making food is taken by the leaves from air and water is carried into leaves from the soil through the stem. Some plants have additional, highly specialised functions in addition to photosynthesis. Examples include plants that can “eat” insects and are carnivorous. Some creatures, such as the Indian Leafwing Butterfly, imitate leaves to hide from predators. Dorsiventral or Dicotyledonous Leaf

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The stem of a plant carries water and minerals from the roots to the leaves and other parts of the plant.