101 Flashcards

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brassicaceae plants

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broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, radish, turnip, mustard, kohlrabi, collards

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brassicaceae characteristics

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mustard family, flowers have 4 petals, seed leaves with heart shapes

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allium plants

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leeks, shallots, garlic, chives

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4
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allium characteristics

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fragrant bulbs, monocots, firework like flower

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5
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solanaceae plants

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tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplants

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solanaceae characteristics

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not frost tolerant, do well in warm areas (jungle), five petals and sepals

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chenopodiaceae plants

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beets, spinach, swiss chard, sugar beets

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chenopodiaceae characteristics

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like basic soils, produce seeds in little clusters, seeds need thinning

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fabaceae plants

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peas, beans, fava beans, fetch, clover

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fabaceae characteristics

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nitrogen fixers, originated in the eastern mediterranean

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cucurbitaceae plants

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melon, cucumber, pumpkin, zucchini, watermelon

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cucurbitaceae characteristics

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squash family, fruiting vines, often require a lot of space

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asteraceae plants

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lettuce, sunflower, daisy, marigold, cosmos, chamomile

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asteraceae characteristics

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largest family of flowering plants

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apiaceae plants

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carrot, parsley, fennel, dill, parsnips, celery

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apiaceae characteristics

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umbrella shaped flowers

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17
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poaceae plants

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rye, wheat, rice, corn, barley, bamboo

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poaceae characteristics

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hollow stems, nodes between hollows, alternate leaves

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rosaceae plants

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apple, pear, plum, cherry, asian pear, raspberry

20
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rosaceae characteristics

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rose family, very economically important

21
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slugs

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can eat 30-40 times their weight; active at night; hide in moist areas during the day

22
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controlling slugs

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barriers: hair, cooper, eggshells
traps: beer sluggo

23
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cabbage white

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prefers plants in brassica family; lays eggs on the underside of leaf so they hatch and eat leaf;

24
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cabbage maggot

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eat plant roots; fly lays eggs in soil near base of plant

25
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cabbage maggot control

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paper, sawdust, and predatory nematodes

26
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leaf miners

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impacts chard, beets, spinach, eats the inside of leaves

27
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leaf miners control

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harvest your plants to remove the eggs

28
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symphylans

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arthropods; feeds on roots

29
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symphylans control

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potato trap; centipedes; predacious mites; fungus

30
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aphids

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can reproduce asexually; eat/suck phloem from plants; mutualism with ants

31
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aphids control

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reduce amount of nitrogen in plants and soil

32
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uw farm swiss chard

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chenopodiaceae

33
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uw farm spinach

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chenopodiaceae

34
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uw farm beets

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chenopodiaceae

35
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uw farm squash

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cucurbitaceae

36
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uw farm lettuce

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asteraceae

37
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uw farm endive

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asteraceae

38
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uw farm onions

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allium

39
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uw farm potatoes

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solanaceae

40
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uw farm blackberry

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rosaceae

41
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uw farm raspberry

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rosaceae

42
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uw farm thimbleberry

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rosaceae

43
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uw farm carrots

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apiaceae

44
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uw parsley

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apiaceae

45
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uw farm fennel

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apiaceae