Ident 1 Flashcards
Acer Griseum
(Sapindaceae)
Palmate Leaves
Produces Samara’s
Opposite leaves
Petiole almost completely sheaths the bud
Araucaria araucana
Genus named after araucarian
Indians of central chille
Araucariaceae
Diodecious
Evergreens
Simple leaves, spirally arranged
Osteospermum jucundum
Genus from Greek meaning osteo - bone / sperma - seed (hard seeds)
Asteraceae
Usually herbaceous
Capitulate Flowers
Disk or ray florets
Closed anthers at the base of the stigma
Ginkgo biloba
Genus a misreading of japanese gin meaning silver and kyo meaning apricot
Ginkgoacea
Only extant species
Large, deciduous gymnosperm
Pyramidal habit
Bilobate, flabelliform (fan shaped) leaves
Monecious
Alternate buds
Parallel venitians
Pinus mugo
Genus latin for Pines
Reportedly Tyrolean name with unknown definition
Pinaceae
Coniferous
Female cones on tips of branches (behind current years growth)
Larger female cones compared to males
Dioecious
Linear - filifor (needle like) leaves spirally or alternately arranged in facicles
Culna Vulgaris
(Ericaceae)
5 fused petals
Ciliate
Mainly shrubs or small trees with simple leaves, often leathery and evergreen
Actinmorphic
Calltropsis nootkatensis (Cupressaceae)
Scale like leaves
Globular, woody, female cones
Taxus baccata
(Taxaceae)
Seeds enclosed in aril
De current leaves
Linear leaf shape spirally arranged
Photinia davidiana
(Rosaceae)
Swollen (hypantheum) receptacle
Floral parts in 5s with numerous stamin
Stipulate leaves
Calamagratis x acutiflora ‘karl foerester’
(Poaceae)
Fibrous roots
No tap root
Parallel venetian
Erect culms (tufted shoots)
Hollow stems
Inflorescence with terminal and axillary spikelets
Floral parts in 3s
Strap like leaves
(Caprifoliaceae)
Leyceseria formosa
5 petals, 5 stamen
Stamen in joint of fused petals
Simple, opposite leaves
Mainly actinomorphic flowers
Parrotia persica
(Hamamelodacea)
Alternate, simple leaves
Stellate hairs
Actinomorphic flowers
Nepeta x fassennii
(Laminaceae)
Zygomorphic flowers
Bilabiate flowers
Quadrangular stems
Scented
Marchantia polymorpha (Marchantiaceae)
Needs water to reproduce
Bryophyte with dichotomously branching thalli
Thallus leaves
Gemmae cups or Sporangia
Matteuccia struthiopteris (Onocleaceae)
Penate fronds with alternate pinnae
Rhyzomatous
