Quiz 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Pin oak
A
- Quercus palustris (Fagaceae)
- has “hairy armpits”
- underneath the tree there are a lot of dead/dying limbs
2
Q
White fir
A
- Abies concolor (Pinaceae)
- blueish green color above and below the needles (uniform color)
- upright cones
3
Q
Box elder
A
- Acer negundo (Sapindaceae)
- 3 leaflets
4
Q
Silver maple
A
- Acer saccharinum (Sapindaceae)
- silver underside on leaves
- branches turn up at end
5
Q
American holy
A
- Ilex opaca (Aquifoliaceae)
- thick and leathery leaves with sharp point on lobes
6
Q
Eastern red cedar
A
- Juniperus virginiana (Cupressaceae)
- berry like cones covered by blue wax (smells like gin)
- foliage variables depending on age
7
Q
Engelmann spruce
A
- Picea engelmannii (Pinaceae)
- soft, blueish foliage
- has pubecents on twig
- small cones with reddish brown color
- looks like a blue norway spruce
8
Q
Ponderosa pine
A
- Pinus ponderosa (Pinaceae)
- needles can be in clusters of 2 or 3
- heavily armed cones (fist shaped)
- cone is missing basal scales when fallen
9
Q
Pitch pine
A
- Pinus rigida (Pinaceae)
- has 3 needles per fasicle
- very blocky bark (big rectangles)
- cones are flat toped and heavily armed
10
Q
Douglas fir
A
- Pseudotsuga menziesii (Pinaceae)
- 3 pronged bracts on cones
- blue green foliage
11
Q
American basswood
A
- Tilia americana (Tiliaceae)
- large teeth and sharply toothed margins
- VERY GOOD FOR BEES
