Synoptic Flashcards
1
Q
Alternate small red buds, closely spaced. Thorns. Dark brown greyish bark.
A
Hawthorn, crataegus monogyna.
2
Q
Opposing buds, brown lines down bark. Greenish bark on shoots.
A
Spindle, Euonymus europaeus.
3
Q
Alternate green buds, largely spaced.
A
Hazel, corylus avellana
4
Q
Thin, hard thorny branches. Hairy buds.
A
Blackthorn, prunus spinosa.
5
Q
Thorny twigs, buds which have scales, elongated close to twig.
A
Purging buckthorn, rhamnus cathartica.
