Onagraceae Flashcards
1
Q
Habit
A
Herbs in our area, some shrubs & trees
2
Q
Leaves
A
Alternate, opposite or whorled. Simple. Entire, lobed, serrate. Pinnate venation.
3
Q
Inflorescence
A
Spike, raceme, panicle or 1 flower
4
Q
Flowers
A
Showy, radial or bilateral, typically bisexual. Well developed hypanthium (long and tubular)
5
Q
Calyx & Corolla
A
4 sepals. 4 petals
6
Q
Stamens & Carpels
A
8 stamens. 4 carpels *stigma with 4 lobes
7
Q
Ovary
A
Inferior
8
Q
Placentation
A
Axile
9
Q
Fruit
A
Locuicidal capsule, berry, nutlet
