Plant Nomenclature

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Across
  1. 2. Woody plant that naturally produces branches from near the base
  2. 4. Leaves that are a mix of colours
  3. 6. Cascading branches that hang and sway in the breeze
  4. 7. Meaning red
  5. 9. Underground stem; spreads through the soil
  6. 10. Originating from Portugal
  7. 13. Not the latin name; 6,4
  8. 14. Leaves emerge from taproot and grow horizontally; forms a circle-like arrangement along ground
  9. 16. Point at which roots meet trunk; 4,5
  10. 18. The study of naming plants
  11. 19. A hedge that is perched up on tall stems
  12. 21. A shoot that arises from a woody plant's roots
  13. 23. Lives for more than two years
  14. 24. A group of species; written with a capital and italicised
Down
  1. 1. Woody plant that is not branched from the base
  2. 2. Tree with branches at least 1.8m above ground
  3. 3. Short term for specific epithet
  4. 5. Short, wire-like stem that curls and wraps itself around objects; climbing adaptation
  5. 8. Looses its leaves in autumn
  6. 11. Selected varieties of a plant that are cloned and cultivated by humans
  7. 12. Woody plant with very vertical stems producing a columnar/cylindrical shape
  8. 15. Has no woody plants
  9. 17. Completes its lifecycle in one growing season
  10. 19. Of the marshes
  11. 20. All plant family names end in this
  12. 22. Branches selected to form a series of tiers; apples or pears; usually against a wall