plant lab 8

Terms	Definitions
Agave americana (Century Plant) Agavaceae
Cordyline terminalis (Ti Plant) Agavaceae	really tall stalk with scars from sheathing leaf bases
Nolina recurvata (Ponytail Palm) Agavaceae	Large caudex (swollen trunk)
Yucca filamentosa (Adam's Needle) Agavaceae	filaments on leaves. small apical spine.
Cattleya spp. (Cattleya) Orchidaceae	pseudo bulbs just below leaves. parallel veination.
Dendrobium spp. (Dendrobium) Orchidaceae	sheathing leaf bases on canes
Phalaenopsis spp. (Phalaenopsis) Orchidaceae	No canes or pseudo bulbs.
Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda Grass) Poaceae	crow foot-shaped inflorescence
Paspalum notatum (Bahia Grass) Poaceae	Peace sign inflorescence. Sheathing leaf base. purple tint to rhizomes.
Stenotaphrum secundatum (St. Augustine Grass) Poaceae	broad leaf common grass.
Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' (Variegated Shell Flower) Zingiberaceae
Hedychium spp. (Butterfly Ginger) Zingiberaceae
Zingiber zerumbet (Pine Cone Lily) Zingiberaceae	inflorescence comes out of ground
Bignonia capreolata (Cross Vine) Bignoniaceae	compound leaf with only TWO leaflets. tendrils come out of the the same node as leaflets
Campsis radicans (Trumpet Vine) Bignoniaceae	odd pinnately compound. serrated margin. Caudate apex. Self clinging vine with aerial roots
Tabebuia spp. (Trumpet tree) Bignoniaceae	Palmately divided leaves. fuzzy new growth.
Clusia rosea (Balsam Apple) Clusiaceae	Rigid leaves with waxy coating, fruit look like apple. also known as the autograph tree
Rhododendron canescens (Piedmont Azalea) Ericaceae	prominent buds at tips. rough leaf texture. ciliate margin.
Wisteria frutescens (American Wisteria) Fabaceae	odd-pinnately compound with velvety leaflets. Fragrant panicles of flowers 4-6 " long
Illicium floridanum (Florida Anise, Purple Anise) Illiaceae	Acuminate apex, sparse growth habit
Illicium parviflorum (Yellow Anise) Illiaceae	Rounded apex. Denser growth. Growth points upward
Ficus carica (Fig) Moraceae	sandpapery leaves that are deeply lobed