Lateral shoot
Encyclopedia
Commonly called branch
. It develops from axillary bud
s on the stem's surface.
A lateral shoot is a part of a plant's shoot
system.
Branch
A branch or tree branch is a woody structural member connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree...
. It develops from axillary bud
Axillary bud
The axillary bud is an embryonic shoot which lies at the junction of the stem and petiole of a plant.As the apical meristem grows and forms leaves, a region of meristematic cells are left behind at the node between the stem and the leaf. These axillary buds are usually dormant, inibited by auxin...
s on the stem's surface.
A lateral shoot is a part of a plant's shoot
Shoot
Shoots are new plant growth, they can include stems, flowering stems with flower buds, and leaves. The new growth from seed germination that grows upward is a shoot where leaves will develop...
system.
See also
Apical dominanceApical dominance
In plant physiology, apical dominance is the phenomenon whereby the main central stem of the plant is dominant over other side stems; on a branch the main stem of the branch is further dominant over its own side branchlets....
- Campbell, Neil A. (2010) Biology Eighth Edition Pearson: pg 740