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
brassicaceae
alternate leaves with hairs on leaves and stem, 4-part perianth, didynamous, fruit a silique or silicle, many food crops
saxifragaceae
herbs or shrubs, capsule or follicle
grossulariaceae
shrubs with palmately loved leaves, perfect flowers, fruit a berry
onagraceae
herbaceaeous, parts in 2 or for, inf ovary, capsule or nutlets
ericaceae
trees or shrubs, leaves often leathery, flowers often urn shaped, capsule/drupe/berry
pyrolaceae
whorled or basal evergreen leaves, regular flowers, dihiscent capsules
menyanthaceae
aquatic/wetland plants, regular flowers, often bearded, capsule
violaceae
herbaceous plants with cordate-reniform leaves, zygomorphic flowers, capsule
cornaceae
many life-forms, petal-like bracts subtend an inflorecscence with minute perianth, drupe/berry