Basal dicots Flashcards
Describe the basal dicots
What is the common name of the Ranunculaceae?
Buttercup or crowfoot family
What is the floral formula for Ranunculaceae?
So/z, T4-n or K5, C5, An, Gs1-n; follicle, achene, berry
Describe the Ranunculaceae.
Usually herbaceous
Leaves - spiral, usually exstipulate, lobed, broad bases
Perianth - differentiated or not, separate, usually 5, petals or tepals nectariferous
Carpels - 5 to many, separate at maturity
Give some UK native genera of Ranunculaceae.
Helleborus Ranunculus Ficaria Myosurus Aconitum Caltha Trollius Anemone Clematis Actaea Thalictrum Aquilegia
What is the common name of the Papaveraceae?
Poppy family
What is the floral formula of the Papaveraceae?
So/z, K2, C4, A{2-n}, Gs(2-n); capsule
Describe the Papaveraceae.
Usually herbaceous with coloured sap (latex)
Leaves - alternate, exstipulate, often lobed or dissected
Flowers - 2merous, calyx and corolla clearly distinguishable
Give some UK native genera of Papaveraceae.
Papaver Chelidonium Glaucium Fumaria Ceratocapnos
What is the common name of the Crassulaceae?
Stonecrop or Orpine family
What is the floral formula of the Crassulaceae?
So, K(4/5), {C{4/5}, A8/10}, Gs{4/5}; follicle
Describe the Crassulaceae.
Herbaceous succulent
Leaves - alternate, exstipulate
Flowers - same number of sepals, petals and carpels (and double number of stamen)
Carpels have necariferous scale at base
Give some UK native genera of Crassulaceae.
Crassula
Umbilicus
Sedum