Plant ID Test 1 Flashcards

Question

Betula pendula

Answer 1

``` Silver birch slight silver/ white rough thick bark Triangular serrated leaves 25m tall Deciduous Small catkins Fast growing Likes poor soil ```

Answer 2

``` Weeping Broom Native 5m Tall Long stick like branches Leafless Long seed clusters White flowers with purple streaks clusters White spots on trunk Likes well drain soil ```

Answer 3

``` Red Beach Red leaves when young Red timber Red flowers that are male and female 30m tall Mass seeding Dark smooth bark alternating leaf pattern used for hedging and timber Likes sheltered moist environments ```

Answer 4

``` London Plane tree Flaky discoloured bark Seed balls 30-40m tall Used in urban environments tolerant to heat and pollution ```

Answer 5

``` Panicle hydrangea Compound panicle yellow flower clusters Deciduous 1-5m tall Serrated leaves cold tolerant Likes semi shade ```

Answer 6

``` Ash Tree Exotic Deciduous 20m tall Compound leaves Fine grey bark Dome shape canopy Flower clusters with not petals Likes alkaline moist soil and full sun ```

Answer 7

``` Dog wood Exotic White patches on trunk Large white flower Deciduous 4m Tall Semi wheeping Red berry Likes sheltered environments with full sun and well drain soil ```

Answer 8

``` Lenten rose Serrated leaves Flowers in winter Low growing Ever green 7 leaves to a cluster Likes shade-part shade and rich well draining soil ```

Answer 9

``` Horokaka/ Native Ice plant Native Stores water solid green leaf succulent like White flowers all year pink/red stem creeping ground cover Frost sensitive Hot tolerant Likes well drain sandy soil and coastal rocky environment ```

Answer 10

``` Native Prostrate Broom Flat against ground Leafless Ground cover Long stick like green branches pea like flower with white purple streaks dry fruit pods in summer Likes sandy well draining soil ```

Answer 11

``` Silver Beech Small serrated leaves Lighter green on bottom of leaf alternate leaves 30m tall red flower mass seeding base of trunk spreads out Likes cool, moist sheltered environments ```

Answer 12

``` Kanuka Silver flaking bark silver timber white flowers small brown seed pods good for disturbed environments Likes dry fertile soil and full sun ```

Answer 13

``` Creeping muehlenbeckia Ground cover lots of small round leaves small wire like stems alternate leaves very small yellow flowers black seeds Likes full sun and dry hot environments ```

Answer 14

``` NZ Daphnne Native Ground cover Compact Ever green Green/blue leaves clusters of small white flowers small clear white berries leaflets whirl around stem Likes full sun, well drain soil and dry rocky environments ```

Answer 15

``` Rengarenga Native Leaves form at base of plant strap like leaves with pointed tips white flowers Frost sensitive Burn off in winter Coastal tolerant ```

Answer 16

``` Mophead hydrangea Exotic Deciduous 2m tall wide elliptic leaves serrated leaves Flower changes colour depending on soil Frost sensitive Dark red branches Likes rich, moist soil and shade- semi shade ```

Answer 17

``` Macrocarpra 40m tall Huge trunk flaky fiber red bark Lemon scent from crushed leaves scale like leaves round small cones Good for wind breaks Likes rich soil and cool environments ```

Answer 18

``` Kauri Native 50m tall forest giant Lower branches fall off Horizontal lines on trunk Thick leather leaves with pointed tips Narrow pyramid shape when young slow growing large round cones leaves off main trunk Likes Rich moist soil and sheltered environments ```

Answer 19

``` Marlborough rock daisy Browning base Dark green leaves White daisy flowers Brown fluffy seed heads Likes full sun and well drain soil ```

Answer 20

``` Creeping fig Exotic Colour variation in leaves Yellow= young Dark Green= old Ever green Hard to remove Likes dry well draining soil ```

Answer 21

``` mingimingi Native Big shrub- small tree 6m tall Very small leaves that are opposite tiny white flowers clear blue berries Likes fullsun- partshade, well drain soil and swampy environments ```

Answer 22

``` Rowna tree Big cluster of red berries Deciduous leaf cluster opposite serrated Yellow/ white flowers Likes full sun-part shade and part moist well drain soil ```

Answer 23

``` Japanese Camellia Dark green sharp lip leaves Fine serration on leaves Large flowers in winter Bulb shape fruit Flowers fall often Ever green Likes acidc well drain soil and semi shade ```

Answer 24

``` Mahoe Native Pale smooth and patch bark 10m tall small sertations on leaves flower clusters on stems Purple berries in Autumn Frost tolerant Likes lots of sun ```

Answer 25

``` South Island Kowhai Native Compound leaf clusters Yellow stem on clusters Brown branches Fixes nitrogen in soil Yellow tube flowers seed poods wth yellow seeds semi deciduous Likes Well draining soil and sun- semishade ```