Plantae Flashcards
Moss
Kingdom: plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Mosses have a vein running through their leaves
Sporophytes look like a seed pod on a stalk
Liverworts
Kingdom: plantae Phylum: hepatophyta Thin leathery body grows flat, leaves have very fine points or lobes. Leafy- smaller, sharper leaves Thallose- flatter larger leaves
Sword fern
Kingdom: plantae
Phylum: pterophyta
Polystichum munitum
Leaves come to a point before connecting to the stem and have serrated edges.
Licorice fern
Kingdom: plantae
Phylum: pterophyta
Polypodium glycerrhiza
Leaves connect directly with the stock and have flat edges.
Douglas fir
Kingdom: plantae
Phylum: coniferophyta
Pseudotsuga menziessi
Very small pine cones with streamers sticking out of them. Needles are soft and thin.
Western red hemlock
Kingdom: plantae
Phylum: coniferophyta
Tsuga heterophylla
Very tall, needles are very flat and soft and unequal in length Small and numerous reddish cones.
Western red cedar
Kingdom: plantae
Phylum: coniferophyta
Thuja plicata
Scaly leaves. Not rigid or sharp. Cones are egg shaped with overlapping scales. Distinctive red peeling bark
Madrone
Kingdom: plantae
Phylum: anthrophyta
Arbutus menziessi
Evergreen tree. Single or multiple curved trunks peeling bark. Urn shaped flowers in clusters. Pea sized berries. Usually red.
Evergreen huckleberry
Kingdom: plantae
Phylum: anthrophyta
Vaccinium ovatum
Hairy stem. Leaves alternate and are finely serrated. Waxy. Bright red berries. Light pink clustered flowers.
Salad
Kingdom: plantae
Phylum: anthrophyta
Gaultheria shallon
Shrub. Thick leathery leaves, pointed and egg shaped. Grow alternately off stems. Red stems. Lantern shaped flowers
Dull Oregon grape
Kingdom: plantae
Phylum: anthrophyta
Mahonia nervosa
Smooth waxy leaves sharp pointed teeth. Small yellow flowers that hang in clusters. Blue berries covered in tiny hairs.
Rhododendron
Kingdom : plantae
Phylum: anthrophyta
Rhododendron macrophylum
Toothed edges but are not spiny. Leaves re no aromatic. Sometimes have hairs on the underside. Flowers in clusters.