Ranuculaceae Flashcards
1
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Habit
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Herbs, shrubs, vines
2
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Leaves
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Alternate, simple or compound, lobed or dissected. Margins dentate or serrate. Pinnate to palmate venation.
3
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Inflorescence
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Cyme, raceme, panicle or a single flower
4
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Flowers
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Often showy, radial to bilateral, bisexual. Receptacle varies from short to elongate
5
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Calyx & Corolla
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5 sepals, distinct, often petaloid
5 petals, distinct, sometimes with nectar glands
6
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Stamens & Carpels
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Stamens: numerous, arranged spirally around receptacle Carpels: 1-numerous, arranged spirally around receptacle
7
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Ovary
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Superior
8
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Placentation
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Parietal
9
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Fruit
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Aggregate of follicles, aggregate of achenes, berries
10
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Floral formula
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*/X, T4-∞ or K5, C5, A∞, G1-∞ (underlined)