Botany Lab

Front 1

Ornamental Pear (Pyrus)

Back 1

1) large terminal buds
2) tiny axillary buds which are usually not visible

Front 2

For the ornamental pear, describe the length of the shoots in relation to the seasons.

Back 2

Long shoots are a regular in the hot season while short shoots are common in the cold season.

Front 3

Monkeygrass (Liriope)

Back 3

1) Monocot
2) strap shaped leaves
3) hard to see nodes and internodes
4) Flower stalk is long single internode
5) Perennial plant
6) Grows white flowers
7) Veins are parallel to each other

Front 4

What does perennial mean?

Back 4

In botany, perennial means able to live more than three years without dying.

Front 5

Is a rose a monocot or a dicot?

Back 5

A rose is a dicot because its leaves are not long & strap shaped.

Front 6

Describe the leaves of the rose.

Back 6

The leaves of the rose are pinnately compound.

Front 7

What does it mean when we say that a rose is perennial?

Back 7

It means the rose is able to live more than three years without dying.

Front 8

Is rosemary a monocot or a dicot?

Back 8

Rosemary is a dicot.

Front 9

Describe the venation of rosemary.

Back 9

Rosemary has a reticular venation (like a net)

Front 10

What are three plants that we saw in the garden that looked alike and were monocots?

Back 10

1) Agaves
2) Yuccas
3) Nolinas

Front 11

Even though agaves, yuccas, and nolinas seem like they have no stem, where are the leaves of these plants attached?

Back 11

The leaves of these plants are attached one point which is a very short stem with all the nodes and internodes packed together.

Front 12

What are these plants called?

Back 12

Pride of Barbados

Front 13

What is the species name of Pride of Barbados?

Back 13

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Front 14

Describe the leaves of Caesalpinia pulcherrima?

Back 14

The leaves are doubly compound.

Front 15

What does being doubly compound mean?

Back 15

It means that each leaflet of a compound leaf is made up of secondary leaflets.

Front 16

What is an Opuntia?

Back 16

A prickly pear cactus

Front 17

What are the flattened stems of cacti called?

Back 17

Cladodes

Front 18

Where are flowers usually found on a cactus?

Back 18

They will only be found on a spine cluster.

Front 19

How are the spines of cacti described as?

Back 19

They are described as modified leaves.

Front 20

What is an axillary bud?

Back 20

The axillary bud is the embryonic shoot which lies where the the stem and petiole meet.

Front 21

In a prickly pear cactus, where are the axillary buds located?

Back 21

Each cluster of spines is an axillary bud.

Front 22

Is the purple vine on the ground a monocot or a dicot and how do you know this?

Back 22

It is a dicot because the vine has a reticular venation.

Front 23

Why is the purple vine on the ground?

Back 23

The stems of this plant are not strong enough to hold themselves up so the vine just creeps on the ground.

Front 24

Why is the purple vine on the ground the color purple?

Back 24

Turgor pressure

Front 25

What is Sophora?

Back 25

Mescal bean

Front 26

Is the mescal bean plant a monocot or a dicot?

Back 26

It is a dicot because it has a reticular venation.

Front 27

Name three distinguishing characteristics of the Mescal bean plant.

Back 27

1) large shrub
2) seeds are bright red
3) leaves are pinnately compound

Front 28

What is special about the mescal beans?

Back 28

They are poisonous.

Front 29

What is the average life span of a small weed?

Back 29

A small weed has a very short life span usually lasting about a week.

Front 30

Is Chamaesyce of the Euphorbia family a monocot or a dicot?

Back 30

dicot

Front 31

What physical feature of a small weed is poisonous?

Back 31

The milky latex is poisonous.

Front 32

Is Nandina a monocot or a dicot?

Back 32

Dicot

Front 33

What is another name for Holly?

Back 33

Ilex

Front 34

Give three characteristics of Ilex.

Back 34

1) usually a small shrub and without pruning it would be a small tree.
2) self supporting
3) thick leaves

Front 35

What is the genus name of the Jasmine on campus?

Back 35

Jasminum

Front 36

What type of leaves and how many leaflets are on Jasminum?

Back 36

Jasminums usually have palmately compound leaves each with three leaflets.

Front 37

What is the species name for a small, climbing vine?

Back 37

Cocculus diversifolius

Front 38

What are the orientation of the leaves in Cocculus diversifolius?

Back 38

The leaves were pointing upwards.

Front 39

What is the species name for a live oak?

Back 39

Quercus virginiana

Front 40

Where are leaves usually located on a live oak?

Back 40

They are usually near the tip of the twigs.

Front 41

Does a gymnosperm have flowers?

Back 41

No. Gymnosperms are not flowering plants.

Front 42

Which of the plants we observed is almost dead but healthy?

Back 42

Atlantic Cedar

Front 43

What type of tree is the Atlantic Cedar?

Back 43

It is a conifer.

Front 44

What is the species name of an Atlantic Cedar?

Back 44

Cedrus atlantica

Front 45

Is Cedrus atlantica a monocot or a dicot?

Back 45

It is neither because it does not create flowers. Just pine cones.

Front 46

What is the species name for a ball moss?

Back 46

Tillandsia recurvata

Front 47

What fruit is the Tillandsia recurvata related to?

Back 47

Pineapple

Front 48

What makes a plant an epiphyte?

Back 48

An epiphyte is a plant that grows on another non-parasitically.

Front 49

What is the species name for a Spanish moss which is found in Pease Park?

Back 49

Tillandsia usneoides

Front 50

Is a ball moss a monocot or a dicot?

Back 50

A ball moss is a monocot.

Front 51

What is the genus name of Mistletoe?

Back 51

Phoradendron

Front 52

Describe the relationship between Mistletoe and Elm?

Back 52

parasitic

Front 53

Is Mistletoe a monocot or a dicot?

Back 53

Dicot because it has a reticular venation.

Front 54

What is a hemiparasite?

Back 54

It is a parasite that only takes water and nutrients from the tree.

Front 55

What is the species name for a Sago Palm?

Back 55

Cycas Revoluta

Front 56

Is a Sago Palm really a palm?

Back 56

No it is not a palm at all. Regular palms are flowering monocots. The Sago Palm is a cycad which is a gymnosperm.

Front 57

Describe the leaves of a Sago Palm.

Back 57

Large pinnately compound leaves

Front 58

What genus of Cedar trees are present on campus?

Back 58

Juniperus

Front 59

Give three facts about the Cedar tree on campus.

Back 59

1) it is a conifer
2) has small cones that look like blueberries
3) their leaves live for many years

Front 60

Is Yucca a monocot or a dicot?

Back 60

Monocot because the leaves are really long and arranged in a tight cluster on the stem.