Plant Community Identification Flashcards

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1
Q

What plant community is this?

A

Saltmarsh

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2
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What plants are adapted to Saltmarshes?

A
  • Saltgrass
  • Pickleweed
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3
Q

Where do saltmarshes grow?

A
  • Tidal Wetlands
  • Estuaries
  • mudflats
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4
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What do plants have to tolerate in saltmarshes?

A

Salty mud and salty tides

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5
Q

Why are some plants called hylophytes?

A

They tolerate salty mud and salty tides

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6
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What plant community is this?

A

Saltmarsh

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7
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What plant community is this?

A

Saltmarsh

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8
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What plant community is this?

A

saltmarsh

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9
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What is this plant?

A

Saltgrass

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10
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Where does Saltgrass grow?

A

High marsh above pickleweed

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11
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What plant is this?

A

Saltgrass

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12
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What does Saltgrass have that helps secrete salt from its tissue?

A

salt glands

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13
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Where does this plant grow?

A

saltmarsh

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14
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What plant community is this?

A

coastal strand

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15
Q

Where does the western snowy plover live?

A

Coastal Strands

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16
Q

The Beach Sand Verbena and Beach Evening
Primrose live in which plant community

A

coastal strand

17
Q

Which plant community is this?

A

Coastal strand

18
Q

What’s the difference between Coastal Sage Scrub and Chapparal?

A

Coastal Sage Scrub has small shrubs

19
Q

What plant community is this?

A

Coastal Sage Scrub

20
Q

In which plant community does California Sage Scrub and Buckwheat grow?

A

Coastal Sage Scrub

21
Q

Where can the Coastal Sage Scrub plant community in California be found?

A

Foothills of Orange and LA county

22
Q

How many feet of elevation does Coastal Sage Scrub grow?

A

below 3,000 ft

23
Q

Where are plants dense, evergreen shrubs adapted to long dry summers and frequent fires?

A

Chaparral

24
Q

What plant community is this?

A

Chaparral

25
Q

From which plant community is a Pyrophyte plant from?

A

Chaparral

26
Q

The Laural Sumac and Toyon plant are from which community?

A

Chaparral

27
Q

In which plant community does fire play a vital role?

A

Chaparral

28
Q

What plant community is this?

A

Riparian

29
Q

Sycamores, Cottonwoods, and Willows trees grow in which plant community?

A

Riparian

30
Q

What plant community is this?

A

Riparian

31
Q

Which plant community grows along rivers?

A

Riparian

32
Q

Which plant community has vernal pools?

A

Grasslands

33
Q

What plant community is this?

A

Grasslands

34
Q

What plant community is this?

A

Grasslands

35
Q

What plant community is this?

A

Oak Woodlands

36
Q

How many feet of elevation do Oak Woodlands thrive?

A

Below 5,000 ft

37
Q

What plant community is this?

A

Oak Woodlands

38
Q

In which plant community do Oak Trees produce acorns?

A

Oak Woodlands