Mayapples & Sycamores Flashcards
1
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Describe and characterize…
Berberidaceae
Barberries
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CA 3+3 CO 3+3 A12-18 G 1
- widespread in the temperate regions of NA (arctotertiary distribution)
- 3 are native in WI, and they are small shrubs or herbs.
- A 3-merous pattern, which is common in early diverging plants.
- most fruits tend to be berrylike.
- japanese and european barberry are invasive, and also alternate hosts for wheat stem rust.
2
Q
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Podophyllum peltatum
- forms huge clones of lobed, peltate leaves whose emergence from the ground looks a lot like umbrellas coming up.
- “umbrella foot-leaf”, is also attacked by Puccinaceae rust.
- solitary flowers on stems w/ 2 leaves, pistil is monocarpic and developes into a fleshy, apple-like berry.
3
Q
Descibe and characterize…
Menispermaceae
Moonseeds
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- mainly tropical and usually viney, with very disctinctive crescent-shaped seeds.
- leaves are almost peltate, palmately veined and lobed.
- dioecious, seperate carpels produce one-seeded drupes (fleshy, with one bony seed).
- super poison despite looking like wild grapes.
4
Q
Describe and characterize…
Papaveraceae
Poppies
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CA 2 CO 4-12 A ∞ G (2- ∞)
- herbaceous, aterante compound leaves with colored latex.
- capsule, dehiscent syncarpic fruit that is very gestalt/obvious.
- always 2 sepals and 4, 8, or 12 petals.
5
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Sanguinaria canadensis
- petals 8-12 with many stamens
- the “pair-of-lungs” shape of the leaves are also a dead giveaway.
6
Q
Dicentra
Dutchmann’s Breeches
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- the 2 species in WI, D. cucullaria and D. canadensis are difficult to tell apart, but their rootstocks and flowers differ.
- dissapear by late spring.
7
Q
Chelidonium
Celandine
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- only one species in WI, and it is ecologically invasive
- bright yellow flowers
- several alternate, pinnate, and deeply lobed leaves
8
Q
Berberis
Barberries
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- nonnative shrub with prickly stems and small yellow flowers. Two species in WI, common as purple-leaved cultivars.
- aggressive weeds that invade forests and swamps.
9
Q
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Aquilegia canadensis
Ranunculaceae
- found in a wide variety of habitats, from dry to wet.
- red or yellow flowers when wild, but cultivars can be any color!
- regular flowers, but very spectacular looking.
10
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Acteata rubra
Ranunculaceae
- Both WI species can hybridize with each other
- flower cluster usually as wide as it is long
- understories of mesic forests
- 3-times compound leaf with jagged leaflet edges
11
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Thalictrum dioicum
- unisexual flowers arranged pyramidally.
- reduced flowers form achenes, and males and females are found on different plants. wind pollinated.
- distinctively compound leaves.
12
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Caulophyllum thalictroides
Berberidaceae
- very blue berries!
- flowers in small clusters, and leaves are compound
