Features of development of the clonal plant Scutellaria scordiifolia Fischer ex Schrank (Lamiaceae) in Siberia

Abstract

Ontomorphogenesis of individuals of the clonal stoloniferous vegetative annual plant Scutellaria scordiifolia was studied in natural habitats. Ramets are represented by partial dicyclic shoots with an adventious root system. The ontogenesis of S. scordiifolia can be expressed by a sequence of phases of morphogenesis: [a partial shoot – a branched partial shoot] (v–g3) – a system of partial shoots (g2–g3) – a partial shoot (g2–ss). Individuals annually die off completely, regeneration takes place due to formation of tuberous stolons which are formed on the maternal stolon.