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Juglans nigra


Juglandaceae


Pubescent leaves, Pinnately compound (alternate arrangement)


Chambered Pith


Carya ovata


Juglandaceae


Solid pith, Pinnately compound, 5 leaflets (alternate leave arrangement)


Populus deltoides


Salicaceae


Simple alternate leaves, deep ridges in bark


Gleditsia triacanthos


Fabaceae


Modified branches (thorns), Pinnately compound leaves (alternately arranged)


glaborous.


Juniperus virginiana


Cupressaceae


Needle like when young, mature leaves scale like, overlapping.


Ribes missouriense


Grossulariaceae


Spines not thorns, they are modified leaves. Modified stems, simple alternate leaves


Phlox divaricata


Polemoniaceae


Opposite sessile leaves, herbaceous perennial.


Toxicodendron radicans


Anacardiaceae


Leaflets in three (trifoliate), liana, alternately arranged.


Cornus drummondii


Cornaceae


Opposite leaves, reddish petioles, opposite stems.


Parthenocissus quinqueflia


Vitaceae


Palmately compound leaf, very long petiole, liana, adventitous roots.

Salix nigra


Salicaceae



Acer negundo


Sapindaceae


Pinnately compound leaves, opposite.

Grasses

Poaceae

Vitis riparia


Vitaceae


Liana, Riparian ecosystem, stem tendrils

Celtis occidentalis


Cannabacea


Simple leaf, alternate, hackberry nipple Gauls, rough leaf, pale bark/worty ridges.

Cercis canadensis


Fabaceae


Alternate simple heart shaped leaves, entire margin, little bean fruit.

Galium aparine


Rubiaceae


Whorled leaves, small white flowers (puff balls), retrorse hairs.

Fraxinus pennsylvanica


Oleaceae


Opposite, Pinnately compound leaves


Looks similar to box elder, but stems are not green and generally more leaflets (6-9)

Sedges

Carex


Cyperaceae

Cytopteris protrusa


Dryopteridaceae

Podophyllum peltatum


Berberidaceae




Peltate leaf (single leaflet attached in middle/node)

Arisaema triphyllum


Araceae


Trifoliate leaf w/ spathe (inside spadex)

Quercus macrocarpa


Fagaceae

Typha latifolia


Typhaceae


Emergent

Nymphaeceae


Basal Angiosperm

Pinus


Pinaceae


Moneocious


Needles (leaves) fascicles (of 2, 3, & 5 most common #)

Sambucus canadensis


Adoxaceae


Don't confuse with Acer negundo



Phytolacca americana


Phytolaccaceae


(looks like lettuce right now)


Chambered pith

Ambrosia trifida


Asteraceae


Trident shaped leaf (very distinctive leaf pattern)

Acer saccharinum


Sapindaceae


Opposite, simple leaves


Branching is opposite also, bark is longitudinal plates (distinctive characteristic)

Rhus glabra


Anacardiaceae


Milky white in stem

Three main species to invade Prairies

Juniperus virginiana


Cornus drummondii


Rhus glabra

Cactaceae subfamilies

Opuntioideae- pad forming cacti


Cactoideae s.l.- barrel and columnar cacti


Pereskioideae- leafy cacti

Sedges

Cyperus spp.


Cyperaceae



Opuntia humifusa


Cactaceae


Prickly pear cactus


Opuntioideae


Pad-forming cacti

Cactoideae s.l.


Barrel and columnar cacti

Pereskioideae


Leafy cacti

The earliest botanist to collect in Missouri

William Baldwin

When was Missouri Botanical Garden first opened?

1859