Plant Characteristics Flashcards
Asterales
Asteraceae
Daisies, dandelions, thistles.
Flowers composite or made of many individual flowers.
Fabales
Fabaceae
Peas.
Pea-like pods.
Irregular flowers with 5 petals.
Brassicales
Brassicaceae
Cruciferous plants.
4 petalled flowers in cross shape.
Apiales
Apiaceae
Carrot, Parsley.
Flowers grown in umbels.
May be prickly.
Gentianales
Rubiaceae
Coffee, Madder.
Leaves simple.
5 unjoined sepals and 5 joined petals.
Malvales
Malvaceae
Mallows.
Funnel-shaped flower w/ 5 petals.
Distinctive column of stamens.
Polemoniales
Boraginaceae
Forget-me-not.
Stems, leaves, inflorescence hairy.
Petals in coiled inflorescence.
Ericales
Primulaceae
Primrose.
Undivided leaves.
5 petals joined together.
Caryophillales
Aizoceae
Stone plants.
Succulent plant.
Leaves simple.
No true petals.
Caryophillales
Plumbaginaceae
Sea lavender, thrift.
Flowers in dense clusters.
Leaves simple and undivided.
Caryophillales
Caryophyllaceae
Carnations.
4/5 petals that can be notched.
White, pink or red flowers.
Malpighiales
Euphorbiaceae
Rubber plant.
Leaves reduced to scales/spines.
Xerophytic.
Lamiales
Orobanchaceae
Broomrapes.
Lack of chlorophyll.
Irregular, tubular flowers.
Saxifragales
Crassulaceae
Stonecrop.
Small fleshy succulents.
Poales
Poaceae
Grasses.
No petals or sepals.
Stems cylindrical and hollow.
