Rosette (botany) arrangement has been confirmed to improve survival, help water balance, or protect the plant from cold injury are "Espeletia schultzii" and "Espeletia timotensis", both from the Andes. The rosette form is the structure, the relationship of the parts, and the variations within it, as shown in the following study from a herbarium: As form then, "rosette" is used to describe plants that perpetually grow as a rosette and the immature stage of plants such as some ferns. Rosette (botany) In botany, a rosette is a circular arrangement of leaves or of structures resembling leaves. In flowering plants, rosettes usually sit
Discodermia calyx Discodermia calyx Discodermia calyx are bowl-shaped sponges that are found in shallow waters in central and southern Japan. These sponges are distributed by the central Kuroshio current and are therefore localized along this current. Like many other sponges, "D. calyx" are very porous. They use the pores in their outer walls to draw in water which they then expel, retaining the nutrients dissolved in the water to nourish themselves. To keep water flowing in and out, the flagella that line their pours beat in either direction. The sponge is most known and used for a molecule that can be extracted