Flora of Australia Glossary â Vascular Plants
Compiled by A. McCusker
scale: a reduced or rudimentary leaf, e.g. surrounding a dormant bud; a thin flap of tissue of epidermal origin, e.g. at the base of a stamen in Simaroubaceae; a thin scarious trichome which is flattened and variously shaped.
FLORA OF AUSTRALIA HELP 