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Plant Tax Walk
Plant Identification
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
05/04/2011

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Term
Paper Birch
Definition
Betula papyrifera
-flaking bark
-alternate lvs
-double serrate margin
Term
English Ivy
Definition
Hedera helix
-glossy, leathery lvs
-palmately 5-lobed on creeping stems
Term
Dandelion
Definition
Taraxcum offianale
-yellow flower with many petals
-deeply lobed basal lvs
Term
Siberian Squill (Scilla)
Definition
Scilla sibirica
-6 petals and 6 stamens
-basal, grass like lvs
Term
Trillium
Definition
Trillium grandiflorum
-Lilaceae family
-3 petals and 3 sepals
-solitary whorl of 3 lvs
Term
Periwinkle
Definition
Vinca minor
-purple flower with 5 petals
-oppositely arranged lvs
Term
Apocynaceae Family
Definition
(Milkweed family)
-mostly opposite leaves
-contain milky latex of glycosides
-where periwinkle and common milkweed are found
Term
Mayapple
Definition
Podophyllum peltatum
-umbrella stel comes up and attaches in center
-larger sized leaves
-easy to identify
-duck foot?
Term
Red Cedar
Definition
-Juniperus virginiana
-scale-like leaes
-red, shreddy bark
Term
Eastern Hemlock
Definition
Tsuga canadensis
-flattened needles
-conifer
-very small cones
Term
Wild onion
Definition
Allium sp.
-edible bulbs and leaves
-distinct smell
Term
Prarie anemone
Definition
Anenemone caoliniana
-hairy long stalk
-looks like a daisy, but in ranunculales
Term
Ranuncuales Family
Definition
Buttercup family
-where heptaca, bloodroot, and praire anenome are
-highly poisionous and many spring blooms
Term
Star Magnolia tree
Definition
Magnolia stellata
-pretty white blossoms with many petals
-smaller sized tree wiith grayish brown bark
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