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Introduced Plants Flashcards

1
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LAMIACEAE family traits?

A

opposite attachment, in whorls and fragrant

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2
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which is know for medicinal use?

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echinacea purpurea - purple coneflower

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3
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which ASTERACEAE is known to attract butterflies?

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eutrochium purpureum

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4
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which ASTERACEAE are hybrids?

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leucanthemum x superbum

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5
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Y/N can poppies and coneflowers be used as winter interest?

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yes

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Y/N will trollius species bloom in the early summer in part shade?

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yes

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Y/N is papaver orientale foliage low growing, smooth and fine textured?

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no

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8
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Y/N is trollius species - globeflower a good choice for a shady garden design that needs a tidy round plant to contrast broad textured plants?

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yes

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Y/N in spring, do paeonia lactiflora leaves come up purple/red?

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yes

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10
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which ASTERACEAE resembles a noxious weed?

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leucanthemum x superbum - Shasta daisy

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11
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a perennial bed with a complementary colour scheme of blues and golds, you require a LAMIACEAE that adds a vertical accent, blooms in summer thru fall?

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salvia sylvestris - woodland sage

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12
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For a perennial bed with an analogous colour scheme of oranges, reds, and pink, what ASTERACEAE that would be suitable for the back of the bed is?

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eutrochium purpureum - Joe pye weed

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13
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Y/N perovskia atriplicifolia belongs in the back of a bed?

A

yes

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14
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Y/N does scabiosa have flowers that rise above the foliage on a raceme or whorls?

A

no

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15
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which EUPHORBIACEAE would be used in a sunny perennial bed with a splash of yellow?

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euphorbia polychroma

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16
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which LAMIACEAE grows in full sun but can get aggressive and out compete other plants?

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stachys byzantina

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17
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which CRASSULACEAE has a cultivar that looks like its covered in cobwebs?

A

sempervivum tectorum

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18
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which LAMIACEAE can be used for tumbling down and over rock walls?

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creeping thyme

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19
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if primula were used as ground cover, what would the downside be?

A

the loose colony form allows for large weeds to infiltrate

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20
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maintenance consideration with sempervivum tectorum?

A

prune out inflorescence with shears

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21
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what to keep dianthus plumarius from looking messy and unattractive what would you do?

A

shear post blooming

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22
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what CARYOPHYLLACEAE has showy pink flowers?

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soapwort - saponaria species

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23
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plants a good choice with kids, dogs and customers that don’t want a fussy plants?

A

hemerocallis species - daylilies
stachys byzantina - lambs ears
thymus species - mother, woolly, creeping thyme

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24
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Y/N will euphorbia polychroma provide provide fall colour?

A

yes

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25
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how to tell a daylily from an iris?

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daylily vase shaped strong central midrib

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26
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Y/N are daylilies monocots?

A

yes

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27
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when does snow in summer bloom?

A

early summer

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28
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best place to plant sempervivum tectorum?

A

front of the bed in full sun

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29
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grassy textured plant in almost every colour?

A

hemerocallis cvs - daylily

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30
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one of the earliest blooming perennials?

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primula - primrose

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31
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for textural contrast because its foliage is small and fragrant?

A

thymus species

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32
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which family of plants can start growing in a dry site with shallow soil?

A

CRASSULACEAE

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33
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papaver species are hard to transplant, why?

A

because of its taproot

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34
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what part of the papaver species is used for winter interest?

A

seed pods

35
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Y/N does Veronica spicata need to be cut back after it finishes blooming?

A

yes, it will be messy once it falls open

36
Q

which family has similar inflorescence to ASTERACEAE?

A

DIPSACACEAE

37
Q

which tree has a golden colour to its wood making it valuable for coppicing?

A

salix alba var vitellina - golden willow

38
Q

low growing understory shrub?

A

russian cypress - microbiota decussata

39
Q

evergreen with a round form from CUPRESSACEAE and PINACEAE?

A

thuja occidentalis ‘woodwardii’
pinus mugo ‘snowmound’

40
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which family has been used medicinally because of the ASA found in the buds?

A

SALICACEAE

41
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which PINACEAE has orange flaking bark?

A

Pinus sylvestris - scots pine

42
Q

why do fraxinus species tend to fall out of favour with landscapers?

A

due to the several insects that target the species

43
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which OLEACEAE can be limbed up, has an oval form and high headed?

A

fraxinus pennsylvanica

44
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which tree has small yellow flowers that attracts bees that turn into a seed in a cymose with large dry bracts?

A

tilia species - linden

45
Q

when any PINACEAE tree is forming, its important to maintain its form and prune to maintain what?

A

excurrent form and apical dominance

46
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what do PINACEAE and CUPRESSACEAE have in common?

A

they are both evergreens

47
Q

which fraxinus species has red fall colour?

A

fraxinus americana ‘nobility’ - white ash

48
Q

which PINACEAE grows well in moist boggy soils?

A

pinus aristata - bristlecone pine

49
Q

which SAPINDACEAE is known for messy twiggy growth due to its opposite attachment?

A

acer tataricum - tatarian maple

50
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which genera belong to the CUPRESSACEAE family?

A

thuja, microbiota, juniperus

51
Q

excellent tree species used for shade due to its vase shape?

A

ulmus species - elms

52
Q

why do you only prune elms in the winter?

A

to prevent the spread of dutch elm disease

53
Q

what SAPINDACEAE has a nut like edible looking fruit but its actually poisonous?

A

aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye

54
Q

what does candle mean in regards to PINACEAE species?

A

expanding terminal buds

55
Q

the JUGLANDACEAE has a fruit that contains a black oil that has been used for dyes?

A

juglans cinerea - butternut

56
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which CUPRESSACEAE is used as a vertical accent?

A

thuja occidentalis - cedar/arborvitae

57
Q

what is alberta provincial tree?

A

pinus contorta - lodgepole pine

58
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what is a long lived tree good for future generation?

A

Quercus macrocarpa - bur oak
pinus aristata - bristlecone pine
pinus ponderosa - ponderosa pine

59
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what tree is known for dropping its leaves early?

A

aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye

60
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which ones are best suited for a large park?

A

Quercus macrocarpa, pinus ponderosa

61
Q

For a small site where a medium sized tree is needed that provides spring interest with white flowers and provides winter interest in the form of a dried capsules. What would you select

A

syringa reticulata

62
Q

latin names for elders?

A

sambucus species, sambucus nigra, sambucus racemosa

63
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which families are opposite leaf attachment?

A

ADOXACEAE, OLEACEAE, CAPRIFOLIACEAE, CELASTRACEAE

64
Q

wayfaring tree latin name?

A

viburnum lantana

65
Q

tropical/oriental garden substitute for a Japanese maple?

A

sambucus species

66
Q

nannyberry latin name?

A

viburnum lentago

67
Q

difference between the v. lantana and the v. lentago buds?

A

lantana buds are hairy, lento buds are smooth

68
Q

which shrubs are used for their bright foliage?

A

Berbers species, physocarpus, sambucus

69
Q

what family has funnel formed flowers?

A

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

70
Q

which lilac variety has red fall colour?

A

syringa pubescenspatula ‘miss kim’

71
Q

what foliage does cotoneaster acutifolia have?

A

acute

72
Q

which family of shrubs are nitrogen fixing?

A

FABACEAE, caragana shrub

73
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what shrub family has irregular flowers?

A

FABACEAE

74
Q

what shrubs are described as tough as nails?

A

caragana arborescens, caragana pygmaea

75
Q

substitute for boxwoods in Alberta?

A

berberis thunbergii

76
Q

which ADOXACEAE is ideal for naturalizing because its native to Canada?

A

viburnum lentago - nannyberry

77
Q

which ROSACEAE would work in an oriental garden?

A

prunus triloba ‘multiplex’ - double flowering plum

78
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what ROSACEAE would you use for its foliage and colour contrast?

A

physocarpus - ninebark

79
Q

weigela Florida family?

A

DIERVILLACEAE

80
Q

euonymus alatus common name

A

winged burning bush

81
Q

euonymus nanus common name?

A

turkestan burning bush

82
Q

euonymus species family name?

A

CELASTRACEAE

83
Q

caragana species family?

A

FABACEAE

84
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honeysuckle latin name and family?

A

lonicera species CAPRIFOLIACEAE

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