Plant Kingdom Flashcards
1
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Term for how deciduous trees lose their leaves
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Abscession
2
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Algae and fungus living as a single unit
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Lichen
3
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Digitalis source
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Foxglove
4
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Rye and wheat hybrid
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Tritacale
5
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Leaf openings
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stomata
6
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Evaporation of water from leaves
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Transpiration
7
Q
non-flowering plant
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Gymnosperm
8
Q
Flowering plant
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angiosperm
9
Q
Plant that lives for one year
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Annual
10
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Plant that lives for two years
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Biennial
11
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Plant that lives for many years
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Perennial
12
Q
A plant’s male organ
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Stamen
13
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Pollen producer at the end of the stamen
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Anther
14
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A plant’s female organ
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Pistil
15
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“Shasta” flower
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Daisy
16
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Madonna type of flower
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Lily
17
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Oldest Living Tree
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Bristle Cone Pine (5100yrs)
18
Q
Sacred flower of Buddhism
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Lotus
19
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Traditional mother’s day flower
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Carnation
20
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Sword lily type
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Gladiola
21
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Purple flower of Scotland
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Marigold
22
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Trees that do not shed leaves
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Coniferous
23
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Common name for the yellow daisy
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Black-eyed Susan
24
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Tree that sheds its leaves annually
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Deciduous
25
King Alfred Narcissus type of flower
Daffodil
26
Japanese flower
Chrysanthemum
27
Cymbidium - the flower of Thailand
Orchid
28
Plant that tolerates salt
Halophyte
29
A plant's fertilized ovule
Seed
30
Fastest growing grass
Bamboo
31
Common name for the Helianthus
Sunflower
32
"Bald" everglades tree
Cypress
33
"stinging plant"
stinging nettles
34
Blue gum tree
Eucalyptus
35
Tree on Lebanon's flag
Cedar
36
"Quaking" tree
Aspen
37
Baseball bat wood
Ash
38
Silk coton tree
Kapok
39
Tree turpentine comes from
Pine
40
Florida tree with stilt-like roots
Mangrove
41
Black and English type tree
Walnut
42
Banyan tree fruit
Fig
43
Tree with many supporting roots and trunks
Banyan tree
44
Largest hickory tree
Pecan tree
45
World's most massive tree
Giant Sequoia
46
World's tallest tree
California Redwood
47
Bowling pin wood
Maple
48
Hawaiian root crop
Taro
49
Tall flower grown for seeds
Sunflower
50
Vine that grows 4 inches per day
Kudzu
51
Rope fiber plant
Hemp
52
Long moss of American south
Spanish moss
53
Linseed oil is from this plant
Flax
54
Canoe wood
Birch
55
Violet dye plant
Indigo
56
Russian thistle
Tumbleweed
57
Tallest cactus
Saguaro
58
Cactus fruit
Prickly pear
59
Largest single family of succulents
Cacti
60
An oak's main root
Tap root
61
Tree that the _Bounty_ sought
Breadfruit tree
62
Kon Tiki raft material
Balsa
63
Red dye plant
Henna
64
Yellow turnip
Rutabaga
65
Linzer tort fruit
Raspberry
66
Jelly grape
Concord
67
French "la prune" (fruit)
Plum
68
French "la raison" (fruit)
Grape
69
French currant
Raisin
70
Chick peas - a.k.a.
Garbanzo beans
71
Hubbard's butternut or acorn vegetable
Squash
72
Chinese cabbage
Bok Choy
73
Chinese fruite related to longan
Lichi nut
74
"A la florentine" vegetable
Spinach
75
Yukon gold vegetable
Potato
76
Heading vegetable
Broccoli
77
Savoy or collard vegetable
Cabbage
78
Flower used in codeine and morphine
Poppy
79
White carrot
Parsnip
80
Man who developed dozens of uses for peanuts
George Washington Carver
81
Botanist who developed the spineless cactus
Luther Burbank
82
Kentucky hybrid lettuce pioneer
Bibb
83
Chicory vegetable
Radish
84
Miniature cabbage from Belgium
Brussles sprouts
85
Pascal vegetable
Celery
86
Chicken Divan Vegetable
Broccoli
87
Lens shaped vegetable - highest in protein
lentil
88
Jerusalem vegetable
Artichoke
89
Gumbo vegetable
Okra
90
Vichysoisse vegetables
Leeks and potatoes
91
Red-stalked vegetable
Rhubarb
92
European aubergine
Eggplant
93
Fruit measured in hands
Banana
94
Mexican potato
Jicama
95
Winesap - Baldwin and Northern Spy
Apples
96
Rose family fruit
Quince
97
Bigarade fruit
Orange
98
Fruit used in peach Melba sauce
Raspberry
99
Damson or greengage fruit
Plum
100
Cooking banana
Plantain
101
Tiny chinese orange
Kumquat
102
Chutney relish fruit - "the peach of the tropics"
Mango
103
"Fuzzy" New Zealand fruit
Kiwi
104
Morello - marasca - maraschino
Cherries
105
Star fruit
Carambola
106
Rochester New York festival (flowers)
Lilac festival
107
Carnation family
Pink
108
Crocus and gladiola family
Iris
109
Vanilla-flavoring flower
Orchid
110
Seedless grape
Thompsons'
111
Alligator pear
Avocado
112
Man who planted apple trees throught the Ohio valley
Johhny Appleseed
113
Fruit named for Moroccan city
Tangerine
114
Fertility symbol (fruit)
Pomegranate
115
Yellow pear shaped fruit
Guava
116
Small golden fruit
Apricot
117
Adriatic fruit
fig
118
Lisbon fruit
Lemon
119
Greening fruit
Apple
120
Tangerine and grapefruit hybrid
Tangelo
121
Raspberry and Blackberry hybrid
Loganberry
122
Pomelo relative
Grapefruit
123
Tropical pumpkin shaped melon
Casaba
124
Tropical fruit with five-pound seeds
Mango
125
Tropical fruit from which papain is obtained
Papaya
126
Clingstone and freestone fruit
Peach
