Genus
A group of related species, each of which is distinct, and unlikely to cross with any other. In the standard classification, a group of Genera forms a Family, and a group of Families an Order.
Geocarpy
Fruits that ripen below ground with the flowers borne above ground.
Geophyte
A herbaceous plant that perennates (keeps alive through on-going seasons) by using underground buds as in bulbs, corms and tubers.
Germination
The initial sprouting stage of a seed
Glabrous
Hairless, but not necessarily smooth.
Glabrous
Of hairy nature.
Glauca
A latin word used in plant naming meaning - bluish grey in colour
Glaucous
Covered with a powdery, blue-gray-green finish.
Globose
Of spherical shape, generally flower heads.
Gracilipes
A latin word used in plant naming meaning - having a slender stalk.
Gracilis
A latin word used in plant naming meaning - slender.
Grafting
Method of propagation by which an artificial union (joint) is made between parts of different individual plants. e.g. getting two plant stems to grow (fuse) together into one.
Green Manure
A crop of growing plants, such as rye grass or legumes that is plowed under while still green and allowed to decay and enrich the soil. Nitrogen is the key nutrient added through this process.
Ground Cover
A low-growing plant that either:- #1. spreads rapidly either through seeds or by underground stems that form new plants. or #2. be of prostrate form creating horizontal top growth that layers into new plants.