List 5b (groundcovers)

Question 1

Characteristics of Lamiaceae family?

Answer 1

*Mostly herbs and shrubs
*Often with square stems
*Opposite or whorled leaves
*Bisexual and zygomorphic flowers
*Usually aromatic
*200 genera and 3,200 species

Question 2

What is the binomial name of English Lavender?

Answer 2

Lavandula angustifolia

Question 3

What is the binomial name of Common thyme?

Answer 3

Thymus vulgaris

Question 4

What is the binomial name of lemon thyme?

Answer 4

Thymus x citriodorus

Question 5

What is the binomial name of creeping thyme?

Answer 5

Thymus praecox

Question 6

What are the characteristics of the Primulaceae family?

Question 7

What is the binomial name of Primrose?

Answer 7

Primula x polyantha

Question 8

What are the characteristics of the Crassulaceae family?

Answer 8

*Succulent herbs or small shrubs, often
growing in dry climates
*Leaves simple and fleshy
*Actinomorphic flowers, usually 5-parted
*Fruit is a capsule
*30 genera, 1500 species

Question 9

What is the binomial name of Golden Stonecrop?

Answer 9

Sedum acre ‘Aureum’

Question 10

What is the binomial name of Hens and Chicks?

Answer 10

Sempervirum tectorum

Question 11

What is the binomial name of Leatherleaf sedge?

Answer 11

Carex buchananii

Question 12

What are the characteristics of Polemoniaceae

Answer 12

*Most are herbaceous annuals and
perennials
*Flower parts in 5’s
*Fruit is a capsule
*About 20 genera, 300 species

Question 13

What is the binomial name of Moss Phlox

Answer 13

Phlox subulata