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Plant Families
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
05/07/2014

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Rosaceae
Term

four or five petals, four or five sepals, four to ten stamens

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Definition
Aceraceae
Term

five petals, often in raceme inflorescence

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Definition
Anacardiaceae (cashew family)
Term

unbranched stem without secondary growth, ends in crown of leaves on top

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Definition
Aracaceae (palm)
Term

has a bract that looks like a petal

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Definition
Araceae
Term

inflorescence is a capitulum (head)

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Asteraceae
Term

five lobed corolla and calyx

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Definition
Borginaceae (forget-me-not)
Term

triangular culm (stem), leaf firmly connected

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Definition
Cyperaceae (sedges)
Term

five different sized petals make up banner wings and keel

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Definition
Fabaceae (legumes)
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Fagaceae (oak, beech, chestnut)
Term

3 petals, 3 sepals, 3 stamens

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Definition
Iridaceae (iris)
Term

3 sepals, 6+ petals, many anthers and ovaries or elongated structure in middle

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Definition
Magnoliaceae
Term

stem and leaves not clearly differentiated, leaves arranged in 2-3 rows, head is either hand or umbrella shaped, diamond shaped marks on top

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Definition
Marchantiophyta (liverworts)
Term

5 sepals fused together, symmetrical on one axis, 2 pairs of stamens, square stem, opposite leaves

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Lamiaceae (mint family)
Term

4 sepals, 4 petals, 2 stamen fused to form ovary

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Oleaceae (olive and jasmine family, also forsythias)
Term

6 tepals, symmetrical along one axis

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Definition
Orchidaceae
Term

hollow stems closed at nodes, leaves alternate and in one plane

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Definition
Poaceae (oats)
Term
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Definition
Polygonaceae (knotweed)
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