Lab 2 Flashcards
Vinca major
Family: Apocynaceae
Common name: Periwinkle
Characteristics:
- A dense, shrubby groundcover
- Opposite, ovate leaves
- Blue flowers with five petals fused partway into a distinctive “propellor” shape
Vinca minor
Family: Apocynaceae
Common name: Dwarf periwinkle
Characteristics:
- A low, creeping groundcover with opposite, elliptical leaves
- Blue flowers with 5 petals fused into a distinctive “propeller” shape
Aubrieta deltoidea
Family: Brassicaceae
Common name: Common Aubrieta, Lilacbush
Characteristics:
- A low evergreen herb
- Leaf margins that can be entire or coarsely toothed
- Flowers with four petals that can be lilac to reddish-purple
Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’
Family: Brassicaceae
Common name: Bowles Mauve Wallflower
Characteristics:
- erect stems with narrow, gray-green leaves
- clusters of mauve flowers with the standard floral structure of the mustard family
Iberis sempervirens
Family: Brassicaceae
Common name: Evergreen Candytuft
Characteristics:
- Narrow leaves that are shiny, dark, and thick
- Numerous white (or purple) flowers in clusters at the top of tall stems
- Flowers that have two small petals and two opposite larger ones
Lobularia maritima
Family: Brassicaceae
Common name: Sweet Alyssum
Characteristics:
- A low branching and trailing plant, growing up to 1 foot tall
- Tiny, white or purple, four-petaled flowers crowded in clusters
Paeonia lactiflora
Family: Paeoniaceae
Common name: Herbaceous Peony
Characteristics:
- A mass of green stems up to 3 feet high
- Alternate pinnately-compound leaves
- Terminal leaflets that are so deeply lobed as to look like three separate leaflets
- Large, terminal flower buds in early spring
- Large, showy, fragrant flowers in late spring
Paeonia suffruticosa
Family: Paeoniaceae
Common name: Tree Peony
Characteristics:
- Produces flowers on persistent woody branches
- Grows slowly to 3-5 feet tall
- Large flowers, 10-12 inches across, appear in spring
- Large leaves of 3-5 leaflets
Dendromecon harfordii
Family: Papaveraceae
Common name: Island Bush Poppy
Characteristics:
- Rounded or spreading large shrub or small tree
- Dark green leaves up to 3 inches long
- Flowers from spring into early summer
Eschscholzia californica
Family: Papaveraceae
Common name: California Poppy
Characteristics:
- Bright orange flowers with four petals
- A sea of soft, finely divided gray-green foliage
Papaver nudicaule
Family: Papaveraceae
Common name: Iceland Poppy
Characteristics:
- Brightly colored flowers with crumpled petals and many stamens
- Visible hairs on the flower stalks and buds
- A rosette of blue-green leaves with irregular lobes
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Family: Rosaceae
Common name: Rock Cotoneaster
Characteristics:
- Stiff, horizontal branches in a herringbone pattern
- Deciduous
- Small bright green leaves turn orange and red before falling
- Attractive groundcover if given enough room
Duchesnea indica
Family: Rosaceae
Common name: Indian Mock Strawberry
Characteristics:
- Strongly resembles strawberry (Fragaria vesca) but the flowers are yellow and the fruit is held upright
- Bright green leaves with 3 leaflets
- Yellow half-inch flowers are followed by red, tasteless half-inch fruit
- A simple groundcover that doesn’t need much care but can be invasive
Malus floribunda
Family: Rosaceae
Common name: Japanese Flower Crab Apple
Characteristics:
- Deep pink buds open to single white flowers
- Fragrant and very profuse blooms
- Small yellow fruit
Malus ‘Hopa’
Family: Rosaceae
Common name: Hopa Crapapple
Characteristics:
- Fast-growing flowering tree
- Single rose-red flowers
- Large orange-red fruit can be used for jelly
Photinia x fraseri ‘Birmingham’
Family: Rosaceae
Common name: Birmingham Photinia
Characteristics:
- A common low-maintenance landscaping bush or small tree
- Leaves are elliptical to oval, up to 5 inches long, and dark red when new
- Has flat clusters of small white flowers in the spring
Prunus serrulata
Family: Rosaceae
Common name: Japanese Flowering Cherry
Characteristics:
- A small tree with erect branches and dark-brown glossy bark
- Leaves are shiny green, ovate acuminate, and very noticeably serrate (hence the specific epithet)
- Flowers make a big display in the spring with 3-5 one-inch flowers in a cluster
Rosa banksiae
Family: Rosaceae
Common Name: Lady Banks’ Rose
Characteristics:
- A vigorous evergreen climber
- Long, spreading stems with very few thorns
- Pinnately-compound leaves with 3 or 5 glossy, leathery leaflets
- Large clusters of small yellow or white flowers
Spiraea cantoniensis
Family: Rosaceae
Common Name: Double Bridal Wreath
Characteristics:
- A shrub that grows 5-6 feet tall with arching branches
- Many double white flowers
- Diamond-shaped blue-green leaves up to 3 inches long
