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Botany
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
09/15/2016

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Term
Lamiaceae
Definition

Mint family

-Square stems

-Aromatic 

-Opposite/Simple leaves 

-No stipules 

-Superior Ovary

Term
Fabaceae
Definition

Legume

-Alternate leaves

-Have keel and stipules

-Bisexual 

-Zygomorphic flowers with diadelphous stamen

Term

Rosaceae

 

Definition

Rose

-Actinomorphic

-5 sepals and petals with numerous stamen

-Alternate leaves

-Has hypanthium (after corolla and calyx, but before the receptacle)

Term

Ranunculaceae


 

Definition

-Numerous stamens and pistils

-No hypanthium

-Free petals 

-Unfused sepals 

-Typically alternate (except clematis)

Term
Rubiaceae
Definition

-Opposite/simple leaves 

-Inferior ovary

-Bisexual with interpetiolar stipules

Term
Hypericaceae
Definition

-Opposite/simple leaves

-Actinomorphic with mostly yellow flowers

-Cyme inflorescence w/ 10+ stamen 

Term
Malvaceae
Definition

-Alternate/simple leaves

-Stipules present

-Actinomorphic with cyme inflorescence

Term
Cyperaceae
Definition

-Sedge grass/ Monocot

-Triangle stem (edges)

-3 stamen and sepal; 1 pistil

Term
Euphorbiaceae
Definition

-Alternate/simple leaves

-Unisexual flowers (monoeceious)

-Milky latex

-3 chambered superior ovary

-Enclosed by involucre of bracts

-Cyathium inflorescence

 

Term
Asteraceae
Definition

-Composite flowers form 'head' (with disk flowers)

-Flowers surrounded by involucre of bracts (phyllary)

-Ray flowers

-Simple leaves/ Opposite or alternate

-Pappus- modified calyx

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