Magnolia grandiflora Flashcards
What is the Magnolia’s classification?
kingdom: Plantae; phylum: Magnoliophyta; class: Dicotyledonae/Magnoliopsida; order: Magnoliales; family: Magnoliaceae; Genus: Magnolia; species: grandiflora
What is an authority?
who ‘discovered’ a plant species
The Magnolia family has what kind of flowers, modern or primitive?
primitave
What does the Magnolia family include?
Magnolia, Tulip poplar, Rosaceae, Fabaceae/Leguminosae, Lamiaceae/mint
The Tulip Poplar is what state tree?
TN
Rose flowers come in parts of what?
fives
What shape are rose receptacles?
cup-shaped
What flower parts in roses are attached to the rim?
sepals, petals, and stamens
The Rosaceae group includes what general plants?
shrubs, trees, and herbs
What is an example of a rose shrub?
wild roses, blackberry
A rose’s fruit is called what?
hips
What trees are in the Rose group?
apple tree, peach tree
What herb is in the Rose group?
strawberry
What fruit are in the Fabaceae/Leguminosae group?
peas, beans, peanuts
What do the roots of the Fabaceae group look like?
roots with nodules
What are nodules on Legume roots?
masses of parenchyma
What bacteria affects Legume roots?
Rhizobium
What do the flowers in the Legume group look like?
irregular/bilaterally symmetrical
What is a banner?
the largest petal
What are the wings of a flower?
2 lateral petals
What is a keel?
2 fused petals that surround the stamen and pistil
What flower is in the Legume group?
white clovers
What is another name for the Lamiaceae group?
mint family
What types of plants are in the mint family?
herbs and shrubs
What type of leaves does the mint family have?
opposite
What type of stem does mint have?
square
What type of flowers does mint have?
irregular/bilateral
What does the mint family produce?
aromatic oils
How do you extract mint oils?
heat leaves, collect vaporized oil on a cool surface
