families Flashcards
salicaceae
alternate, stipulate leaves, diecious plants with capsules
Betulaceae
alternate stupulate leaves, pendulous katkin, usually a 1-seeded nut
fagaceae
alternate, lobed leaves, dangling catkin, fruit a nut
ulmaceae
alternate and thick leaves, apetalous flowers, winged samaras
tilliaceae
simple leaves, complete flowers in cymes, fruits dropes, capsules, schitzocarps
hippocastanaceae
opposite palmately compoundn leaves, inflorescence in clusters, fruit a capsule
aceraceae
opposite leaves, moneceious or diecious, fruit a winged schizocarp (samara),
oleaceae
perfect flowers, monecious or diecious, capsule/drupes/berries/samaras
asteraceae
leaves variable, distinct flower heads (5 united petals, inf ovary), single seeded achene
araliaceae
woody or herbaceous, usually umbels
boraginaceae
usually herbaceous, alternate leaves with entire margins, usually a cyme, fruit 4 nutlets
lamiaceae
herbs with square stems, simple opposite leaves, zygomorphic perfect flowers, schizocarp with four nutlets
scrophulariaceae
herbs, smooth leaves, usually zygomorphic, A 2 or 4 capsule or berry
rubiaceae
herbs, whorled or opposite leaves, usually fused/funnel perianth, many types of fruit
caprifoliaceae
generally shrubs, can be evergreen, perfect united flowers, inf ovary, berry/drupe/capsule/achene, A/Co in floral formula