Pinnately compound

pinnately compound
With leaflets arranged in two rows along an axis.
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pinnately compound -- Leaves which are divided up like a feather are said to be pinnately compound.
pistil -- The central set of organs in a flower; it is composed of one or more carpels. More info?

pinnately compound leaf A leaf in which the leaflets are arranged on both sides of a common axis.
pinnate venation A leaf vein pattern in which the major veins are arranged in rows on each side of the midrib.

Foliage consists of small leaflets on pinnately compound leaves, and is bright green in color. Good fall color, ranging from yellow to red.
Flowers are showy, yellow, and pea-like. It is in flower from June to September.

'Laciniata' resembles the wild form in all parts except its leaves which, like all leaves in this species, are pinnately compound-that is, leaflets are arranged in pairs along a central stalk.

Cycads - Any of various palmlike gymnospermous cone-bearing evergreen plants of the division Cycadophyta, native to warm regions and having large pinnately compound leaves.

See also: Pinna, Pinnate, Flower, Alternate, Leaflet