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Acorn germination morphologies of two typical white oak species in Asia and North America (NA) in autumn. (a) Quercus alba; (b) Q. variabilis. Note the cotyledonary petioles (CP), hypocotyls (HP), taproot (TP), and plumule (PL, the embryonic stage of the epicotyl).
