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1
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  • Aquatic herbs with leaves floating on surface, conspicuous air canals in stem, leaves peltate and fruit a spongy berry
  • has many stamen, 0 petals and 5-numerous carpels with an superior ovary
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Nympheaceae

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Victoria amazonica is an example of?

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Nympheaceae

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3
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Nympheaceae is part of ________ family?

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Water lily family

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Magnoliaceae is part of ______ family?

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Magnolia Family

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5
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Tree/Shrubs containing ethereal oils in spherical cells; generally used as ornaments

=Fruits aggregate of follicles; seed generally with red-orange seed coat dangling from a thin thread

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Magnoliaceae

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6
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Calycanthaceae is part of _______ family

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Spicebush Family

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Shrubs w/ simple, opposite leaves with short petiole

-Fruits an aggregate of Achenes surrounded by enlarged, fleshy receptacles

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Calycanthaceae

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Example of Calycanthaceae

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Calycanthus Occidentalis

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Lauraceae is part of _____ family?

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Laurel Family

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Tree/shrubs w/tissues around aromatic terpenoids and simple, alternate leaves

  • 6 tepals, stamens w/base appendages that produce odors or nectars w/ Anthers curling from base
  • Fruit drupe or one-seeded berries
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Lauraceae

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11
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Example of Lauraceae?

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Umbellularia Californica

or bay leaves

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12
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Aristolochiaceae is part of _____ family

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Dutchman’s pipe family

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13
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Herbs/ shrubs w/ simple alternate leaves

-form S-shaped tube in dull red color and petal lacking, carpals are connate

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Aristolochiaceae

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14
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Papaveraceae is part of the ______ family

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Poppy Family

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Herbs/shrub often producing white, red, yellow, orange or cream colored sap containing alkaloids.

  • Petals often crumpled in bud and fruits a capsule
  • Species often highly toxic
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Papaveraceae

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16
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Berberidaceae is part of the ________ family

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Barberry family

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17
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-Herbs/shrubs usually containing alkaloids, wood stained yellow w/berberine

  • Pinnate to palmate venations
  • Petals and stamen usually 6, producing nectar and anthers opening by flaps at base
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Berberidaceae

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18
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Ranunculaceae is part of the _____ family

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Buttercup Family

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Herbs/shrubs that has numerous stamens and 5-numerous carpels, usually fruits an aggregate of follicles or achenes

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Ranunculaceae

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20
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Platanaceae is part of the ____ family

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Sycamore family

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21
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Tree, bark peeling in large irregular sheets,

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Platanaceae

22
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Araceae is part of the _____ family

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Arum Family

23
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  • herbaceous plant producing Calcium oxylate through Raphide Crystals
  • Has strong odor and fruits a berry
  • Tepals 4-6 present, stamens 1-6 and carpels 2-3 connate w/superior ovary
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Araceae Family

24
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Alismataceae is part of the ______ family

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Water Plantain family

25
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Aquatic, wetland herbs that produce white latex in tissues.

-Leaves are well developed blade and fruits a cluster of Achenes

A

Alismataceae

26
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Melanthiaceae is part of the ______ family

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False-Hellebore Family

27
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Herbs from bulb/rhizome w/ raceme inflorescence, stamens adnate to base of perianths
-Fruits a capsule

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Melanthiaceae

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Liliaceae is part of the ______ family

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Lily Family

29
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Herbs w/bulbs, tepals often w/spots or lines, has superior ovary w/axile placentation
-Fruits a capsule or berry

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Liliaceae

30
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Orchidaceae is part of the _______ family

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Orchid Family

31
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-Terrestrial or epiphytic herbaceous plants w/spiral alternate leaves, 3 inner tepals differentiating into a lip (Labellum)

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Orchidaceae

32
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Iridaceae is part of the _____ family

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Iris Family

33
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Herbaceous plants, forming a rhizome, stamens (2)-3, carpels 3, inferior ovary, fruits a capsule
-Source of Saffron (Crocus)

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Iridaceae

34
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Alliaceae is part of the ______ family

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Onion/Garlic family

35
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Herbaceous perennial from bulb, tissues generally w/onion taste or odor, outer bulb brown or gray and inner coat is white, fruits a capsule w/black seeds

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Alliaceae

36
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Agavaceae is part of the _____ family

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Century Plant Family

37
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Perrenial fibrous shrub from bulbs or rhizomes, always w/parallel venation, filaments often wide w/succulent

  • Fruits a capsule, seeds generally black
  • Source for Tequila
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Agavaceae

38
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Themidaceae is part of the ______ family

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Brodiaea Family

39
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Perrenial from corm, outer coat fibrous,

perianth parts 6 in 2 petal like whorls, staminodes present

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Themidaceae

40
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Juncaceae is part of the ______ family

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Rush Family

41
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Herbs from rhizomes, stems round and solid, superior ovary w/axile placentation

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Juncaceae

42
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Cyperaceae is part of the _____ family

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Sedge Family

43
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Herbaceous plants, generally Rhizome w/alternate leaves and base sheathing 3 ranked
-Perianth lacking and Fruits an achene

A

Cyperaceae

44
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Poaceae is part of the _____ family

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Grass Family

45
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Herbaceous plant w/ jointed stems that are round to elliptical
-Leaves are 2 ranked, sheaths/blade, and fruits a single seeded Caryopsis

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Poaceae

46
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Woody and herbaceous plants : Bambusa

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Bambusoideae

47
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Includes both asian rice and N.A Wild rice:Zizania aquatica

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Ehrhartoideae

48
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-Most temperate species; includes cereal grains, wheat, barley, oats

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Pooideae

49
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Crassulaceae is part of the _____ family

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Stonecrop Family

50
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  • Succulent herbs/shrubs that undergo CAM metabolism

- Subtended by nectar producing gland, fruits and aggregate of follicles

A

Crassulaceae

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