Exam 1 Flashcards
mostly herbaceous common in wet areas (“little frog”) whorls of unfused petals, sepals, stamens,pistils (primitive characteristics) toxic (eg aconitine)
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus Delphinium Aconitum Aquilegia Clematis
Ranunculaceae
Leaves simple or compound, often 3-lobed Corolla: - some petals w/nectaries, spurs, or flaps @base Androecium: - stamens can be 5-many Gynoecium: - pistils 1-many
Ranunculaceae
mostly herbaceous (exc. Dendromecon = shrub) some pls w/latex
Papaveraceae
Papaver Eschscholzia Romneya Dendromecon
Papaveraceae
Leaves often deeply dissected Sepals 2-3, 1/2 # of petals, deciduous Fruit = capsule
Papaveraceae
Polygonum Persicaria Rumex Eriogonum
Polygonaceae
Leaves: - swollen nodes - many w/sheathing, “papery” stipules - estipulate pls have flowers sub tended by cup-like involucre
Polygonaceae
Flowers dicots but 3-merous
Gynoecium: 1 pistil, gen 3-sided ovaryFruit: achene, gen 3-sided
Polygonaceae
Rep. Genera:
Silene (catch fly)
Caryophyllaceae
Key Characteristics:
opposite leaves
bump @ node
notched petals
Caryophyllaceae
Rep. Genera:
Carpobrotus
Mesembryanthemum
Aizoaceae
ice plant, fig-marigold family
Aizoaceae
buttercup family
Ranunculaceae
pink, carnation family
Caryophyllaceae
buckwheat family
Polygonaceae
poppy family
Papaveraceae
Leaves: fleshy, terete (cylindrical, or slightly tapering/ angled in x-section)
Corolla: petals 0-many, in several whorls, inner petals ‘stamenoid’
Androecium: stamens many, outer stamens ‘petaloid’
Fruit: berry(fleshy, many seeds; important food source)
Aizoaceae
