Flora Quiz 3/8/12
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128 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Brassicaceae |  annual, biannual, perennial herbs only! leaves: ex-stipulate (no bracts), alternate flowers: cruciform, actinomorphic Ca: 4 Co:4 stamen: 4-6 long, 2 short fruit: silique, silicle |
| Boraginaceae |  herbs or shrubs, usually w/ **rough hairs leaves: opp or alt, **simple inflorescence: scorpiod cyme Ca:5 free or connate Co: 5 connate, bell shaped stamen: 5 ovary divided into **4 nutlets with gynobasic style (see picture) |
| Hydrophyllaceae |  Herbs, sometimes with glandular hairs -scorpiod cyme apical style with forks (not gynobasic like borage) compound leaves |
| Papaveraceae |  2 deciduous Calyx that pops off before flower develops -lots of stamen fused gynecium, adnate capsule: apical pores |
| Malvaceae |  annuals, biannuals, perennial leave: alt, simple, often palmately lobed Ca:5 Co:5 lots of stamen connate into tube *(monodelphous= sideways stamen and stamen that are facing up) *fruits: schizocarp or loculicidal capsule example: hibiscus |
| Solanaceae |  Co: fused, 5** Ca:5 Stamen:5 leaves: **alternate sometimes has poreacidal anthers axial plastination fruit: berry, fleshy, lots of seeds |
| Ncytaginaceae |  Annual, Perennial herbs, shrubs, trees leaves: simple, entire, *usually opp, exstipulate Inflorescence: Sometimes subtended by foliaceous or petaloid **involucre Ca: petal-like, often connate with 5 lobes Co: NONE stamen: 5 furit: achene or nut, *anthocarp |
| Brassicaceae Sisymbrium irio |  "london rocket" more yellow flowers less stout beak on fruit |
| Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia sp. |  sticky from glandular trichomes, forked pistil |
| Papaveraceae Eschscholzia sp. |  parsely-like leaves, basal seeming desert poppy |
| Boraginaceae Amsinckia sp. |  |
| Brassicaceae Brassica sp. |  |
| Malvaceae Abutilon sp. |  heart shaped ridged margined leaf multiple capsules in a ring not a schizocarp like the cheese weed |
| Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris |  shepard's purse |
| Malvaceae Malva parviflora |  |
| Solanaceae Lycium fremontii |  |
| Oxalidaceae Oxalis sp. |  clover |
| Simmondsiaceae Simmondsia chinensis |  jojoba |
| Fabaceae Caesalpinioideae Senna (K&P=Cassia) |  |
| Fabaceae Mimosoideae Acacia sp. |  |
| Fabaceae Papilionoideae Medicago sp. |  palmately compound leaves flowers: small and yellow fruit: a spiral like coil bur, marginal prickers, non-segmented, multi-seeded |
| Rubiaceae Galium stellatum |  leaves: appearing to be whorled stamen: 4 Co: 4 inferior ovary all gallium have whorled leaves in 4's |
| mimosoideae: |  shrubs & trees 2x pinnate valvate: not overlapping when budding actinomorphic 10+ stamen |
| Caesalpinioideae: |  Like the orchid tree shrubs, trees 1-2 pinnate imbricate: overlapping flower petals, off petal tucked in (inner most) weakly zygo 5-10 stamen |
| Papilionoideae: |  herbs -> trees usually 1x compound (pinnate, palmate, trifoliate) **imbricate: overlapping, odd petal covering others zygo- 10 stamen sometimes, fused at the base (9+1 *diadelphous) banner: 1 wings- 2 keel- 2 fused petals |
| Santalaceae Phoradendron californicum |  |
| Geraniaceae: |  annual & perennial herbs leaves: palmate or pinnately lobed or divided flowers: solitary flowers Co: 5 Ca: 5 Stamen: 10, in two whorls |
| Bignoniaceae: |  trees, shrubs, vines leaves: mostly pinnately compound, simple flowers: zygomorphic, large, showy Ca: 5 synsepalous (united sepals?) Co: 5 " " fruit: 2 valued septicidal or loculicidal capsule |
| Amaranthaceae/Chenopodiaceae: |  no petals 5 tepals scarious bracts, achene (dry indehiscent opening seeds) **farinose (white dust), mealy green, leafy bracts utricle (achene surrounded by pericarp tissue) |
| Polemoniaceae Gilia sp. |  flower: *funnel form Ca: united by membrane pistil: lobed styles, 3 |
| Poaceae schismus |  |
| Poaceae Muhlenbergia |  |
| Poaceae Cynodon dactylon |  |
| Poaceae Avena fatua |  |
| Poaceae Pennisetum ciliare |  |
| Polemoniaceae |  leaves: simple, flowers: actinomorphic Ca: 5 connate, with windows* Co: 5 connate stamen: 5, 3 stigmatic lobes |
| Papilionoideae Lupinus sparsiflorus |  leaves: palmate compound flower: purple, white, and yellow anthers: strongly differentiated |
| Rubiaceae |  herbs & shrubs leaves: pop with stipules flowers: actinomorphic Ca: 4-5 Co: 4-5 Inferior ovary |
| Boraginaceae Pectocarya recurvata |  distinct fruit type simple leaves bristle flowers |
| Ncytaginaceae Mirabilis laevis |  |
| Amaranthaceae/ Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium murale |  green tepals, no bracts |
| Amaranthaceae Atriplex canescens |  big bracts, 4 winged salt bush Chenopodiaceae |
| Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium |  fruit twists when heated. |
| Bignoniaceae Tecoma stans |  |
| Solanaceae Nicotiana obtusifolia |  salverform large white flowers fruit: green berries sticky plant |
| Acanthaceae Justicia californica |  |
| Fabaceae Sophora sp. |  |
| diadelphous stamen |  10 stamen sometimes, fused at the base (9+1 *diadelphous) characteristic of Papilionoideae |
| Tepals |  a segment of perianth which is not differentiated into calyx and corolla: a sepal or petal |
| Apical Style |  hydrophyllaceae has this |
| Gynobasic Style |  on Boraginaceae |
| Monodelphous stamen |  stamens united by the filaments and forming a tube around the gynoecium |
| Fabaceae Medicago spp. |  spiral-like fruits, papilionoideae yellow flower, looks like a clover |
| Rosaceae Maloideae Malus |  |
| Rosaceae Prunoideae Prunus | plum |
| Rosaceae Rosoideae Fragaria | strawberry |
| Cucurbitaceae Marah gilensis |  star-like, white-yellow flower tendrils present |
| Portulacaceae Claytonia perfoliata |  ... |
| Polemoniaceae Phlox tenuifolia |  little windows in the calyx |
| Fabaceae Lotus rigidus |  ... |
| Juncaceae Juncus articulatus |  *round stems (vs triangular with the sedges) *open leaf sheathing loculicidal capsule |
| Cyperaceae Carex sp. |  unisexual achene in perigynium casing |
| Cyperaceae Eleocharis sp. |  terminal spikelet tubercle achene with bristles surrounding it bract |
| Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus sp. |  no tubercle |
| Cyperaceae Cyperus sp. |  laterally flat stem (like a fish) leaves grow at the base of the inflorescence |
| Typhaceae Typha sp. |  cattails semi-aquatic flowers: monecious males above females, just like in gymnosperms double spadix |
| Lilliaceae Nothoscordum |  bulbous herbs lack onion odor raceme or umble |
| Salicaceae Populus fremontii |  white trunk |
| Salicaceae Salix gooddingii |  lvs: simple catkin infl riparian area plant |
| Agavaceae Agave sp. |  inferior ovaries sometimes with marginal spines (ex. Americana) |
| Agavaceae Yucca sp. | superior ovaries no marginal spines fibrous leaves |
| Agavaceae Hesperaloe parviflora |  ... |
| Plantaginaceae Penstemon eatoni |  opp leave stamenode (sterile stamen) |
| Plantaginaceae Plantago patagonica |  fuzz on linear leaves bracts with white small flowers |
| Orobanchaceae Castilleja linariifolia |  ... |
| Lamiaceae Hyptis emoryi |  ... |
| Asteraceae Encelia farinosa |  brittle bush forked style fused anthers no papus (group of hairs that come off the achene) |
| Asteraceae Bebbia juncea |  bush papus type: awn (the one with the furry stuff up it) all disk flowers, no rays chaff+ (subtends each disk flower comes off of receptacle) |
| Asteraceae Baileya multiradiata |  no papus greyish and wholly leaves |
| Asteraceae Erigeron divergens |  pappus type: awn (fuzzy one) no chaff |
| Asteraceae Ericameria linearifolia |  |
| Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus |  all ray flower, no disk |
| Euphorbiaceae |  cyathium inflorescence stem succulent appendages and glands milky sap female flower is a 3 valved capsule |
| Onagraceae Oenothera sp. |  primrose family inferior ovary w/ LONG hypanthium Ca: 4 Co: 4 Stamen: 8 *Viscin: the sticky pollen |
| Polygonaceae Eriogonum fasciculatum |  umbel rosemerry-like leaves woody at base |
| Apiaceae Torilis nodosa |  (dill, carrots, fennel) umble or 2x umbel mostly herbs sheathing leaves inferior ovary fruit: schizocarp |
| Apiaceae Apium leptophyllum |  ... |
| Asclepiadaceae Asclepias tuberosa |  (milkweed family) milky sap leaves: simple, entire. bearing appendages form petaloid Corona gynostegium |
| Euphorbiaceae Chamaesyce albomarginata |  leaves entire, opposite |
| Asclepiadaceae Asclepias subulata |  ... |
| Cactaceae Echinocereus sp. |  no glochids inferior ovary many stamen many tepals round, columnar, short vertically ribbed |
| Cactaceae Mammillaria sp. |  not ribbed tubercles (nodes) |
| Cactaceae Echinocactus sp. |  fruits whooly fat and short ribbed |
| Cactaceae Ferocactus sp. |  barrel cactus ribbed vertically big thick spines spineless flowers |
| Cyperaceae | (sedges) closed leaf sheath three sided stems inflorescence "sedge spikelets" each flower subtended by bract perianth absent or reduced to scales fruit an achene |
| Lilliaceae | perennial, usually bulbous herbs lack onion odor infl. a raceme or umbel 6 tepals, 6 stamen, superior ovary lvs simple, entire |
| Juncaceae | mostly perennial herbs round stemmed open leaf sheath flws bisexual, actinomorphic 6 scarious tepals 3 connate carpels |
| Typhaceae | perennial, tall semi-aquatic herbs double spadix scale like tepals flws monecious |
| Salicaceae | (Populus fremontii, Salix gooddingii) Cottin filled fruits. Or catkins with are pollen. |
| Portulacaceae | all herbs leaf succulents (often edible) flws actinomorphic Ca:2, Co: 5 fruit a circumsessile capsule or valvate capsule |
| Polygonaceae | annual or perennial herbs and shrubs w/simple alternate lvs 5-6 petaloid tepals 6-9 stamens ocrea (sheath around stem formed by stipules) achene w/ 2 lenticular or trigonous carpels |
| Plantaginaceae(including what was previously in Scrophulariaceae) | ... |
| Orobanchaceae(many used to be in Scrophulariaceae) | (Broom Rape family) root parasites. Co: 5 connate, 2 lipped. Usually followed by a colorfun bract (Castileja linariifolia) |
| Onagraceae | (evening primrose family) herbs and shrubs inferior ovary w/ long hypanthium Ca:4, Co:4, 8 stamen, 4 carpels viscin: sticky cobwebby pollen |
| Lamiaceae | (Mint family) also includes lavender. Aromatic oils and SQUARE stems. 4 nutlets, style gynobasic and 2 lobed near apex. Opposite whorled leaves inclusters. Flowers zygomorhpic. Stames 2 long, 2 short. (Hyptis Emoryi) small purple flower |
| Cucurbitaceae | monecious or diecious lvs simple, palmately veined or lobed flws imperfect Ca: 5 lobes, Co: 5 lobes stamen often fused fruit a pepo w/ 3 carpels |
| Cactaceae | stem succulents shoots reduced to aerioles w/ leaf spines (modified lvs) perianth many tepals, often showy numerous stamen inferior ovary |
| Asclepiadaceae | Milk weed family. Milky sap. Carpels2, distinct at base. Anthers connate and adnate. Colrolla bearning horn like appendages. Goes from hood to horn, column, calys lobe. The inside "wings" start with the sorpusculum on top followed by the translator arms and pollinium (sack like hanging). |
| Apiaceae | mostly herbs sheathing lvs infl mostly umbels or umbels of umbels flws actinomorphic Co: 5 calyx often reduced or absent petals small, curve in fruit a schizocarp lots of edibles (dill, fennel, celery, carrots, cilantro, etc) but also lots of poisonous plants |
| Amaranthaceae/Chenopodiaceae | Grow in salty conditions. 5 petals/5 TEPALS. White dust on surface of leaves (Farinose). Green leafy bracts |
| Acanthaceae | ... |
| petaloid Corona |  |
| Polypodiaceae |  oblong leaves sorus in rows pinnately compound leaves |
| Equisetaceae (horse tails) |  the head is called the Strobilus |
| Selaginellaceae |  resurrection fern microspore and megaspore |
| Dryopteridaceae |  indusium present |
| ophioglossaceae |  no fiddle heads spores are on stalks not leaves |
| Psilotaceae |  |
| Cupressaceae Juniperus depiana |  alligator juniper square patterned bark |
| Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa |  2 needles per follicle, flakey bark pine cone about 10 cm long |
| Pinaceae Pinus edulis |  piñon pine (pine nuts) 2 needles per fascicle |
| Cupressaceae Juniperus monosperma |  dry fiberous bark berries about 1 cm long |
| Cuppressaceae Cupressus glabra |  grows at 4500 ft elevation |
| Ephedraceae Ephedra |  lvs reduced scale'like photosynthetic stems appearing "jointed" |
| Pinaceae Picea engelmannii |  6 cm |
| Pinaceae Pinus flexilis |  ... |
| Pinaceae Abies concolor |  |
| Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii |  mouse butts :] 5-7cm long |
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