HERBARIUM COLLECTION

Twinleaf Village, a charming town nestled in the Sinnoh region, holds a deep appreciation for both its natural surroundings and the art of plant preservation. The villagers of Twinleaf Village understand the importance of conserving and celebrating the beauty of plants, and they actively engage in various plant preservation practices. The villagers' dedication to plant preservation ensures the thriving beauty of their surroundings while fostering a deep connection to nature. Visitors to Twinleaf Village can immerse themselves in the village's plant preservation efforts, learning from the villagers and experiencing firsthand the profound respect and admiration they hold for the plant kingdom.

Twinleaf Village Gallery

CLASS: LILIOPSIDA

The Liliopsida class is one of the primary classes of flowering plants (angiosperms), usually known as monocotyledons or monocots. They have the distinctive presence of a single cotyledon, or seed leaf in the embryo. The significant characteristics exhibited by monocots are the early death of their primary roots, and the presence of vascular bundles in the stems in contrast with the cross-section of dicots. There are around 100 families and 67,000 species of monocots, accounting for approximately one-fourth of the approximately 250,000 species of flowering plants. The grass family (Poaceae, or Gramineae), palm family (Arecaceae, or Palmae), and orchid family (Orchidaceae) are some of the largest monocot families.

CLASS: MAGNOLIOPSIDA

The Magnoliopsida class, also known as dicotyledons or dicots, refers to a group of angiosperms, or flowering plants, that possess a pair of cotyledons, or leaves, in the seed's embryo. There are approximately 175,000 recognized species of dicots, including commonly found garden plants, shrubs, trees, and broad-leafed flowering plants like magnolias, roses, geraniums, and hollyhocks. Typically, dicots exhibit flower structures consisting of sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils organized in sets of four or five, or multiples thereof. However, there may be exceptions to this pattern. Most dicots feature net-veined leaves, where the conduits responsible for water and nutrient transport form a mesh-like arrangement. In the stems, the conduits are usually arranged in a continuous ring near the surface of the stem. 

CLASS: PINOPSIDA

The Pinopsida class is a diverse group of gymnosperms commonly known as conifers. There are 615 species in 70 genera and 8 families. Pinopsida members are often freely spreading trees or shrubs with thick wood and clusters of thin, narrow leaves ("needles"). In contrast to blooming trees (angiosperms), which have large leaves with intricate branching veins, conifer leaves have only a single vein in the center. Conifer species diversity is rather low, yet they have enormous ecological value. They are the dominating plants across vast regions of land, most notably the northern hemisphere's boreal forests. Northern conifers shed snow thanks to their narrow conical form and downward-drooping branches. The world's biggest terrestrial carbon sink, these extensive coniferous woods transform gaseous carbon dioxide into sugar and remove it from the atmosphere.

CLASS: POLYPODIOPSIDA

The Polypodiopsida class includes a diverse group of nonflowering plants commonly known as ferns. There are 320 genera and 10,500 species in this class. Ferns are distributed globally, but they are more abundant in tropical and subtropical regions. These ferns vary in size, from less than 2 cm long up to 65 feet high. They grow either on the ground (terrestrial) or on other plants (epiphytic). Ferns’ leaves, called fronds, have multiple branching veins. Some ferns have fronds with the appearance of simple or divided leaflets (pinnae), coiled or circinate (fiddleheads), clusters (sori), or outgrowths of leaf covering the sori. These ferns usually reproduce asexually, and sexually through the production of spores. Ferns have significant roles in the ecosystem. These plants provide habitat and shelter to other species, filter toxins and heavy metals from the environment, and are sources of food and medicine for animals, including people.

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