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Bromeliaceae

Peltate scales on leaves, flowers brightly colored, fruit is a berry

Zingiberaceae

Aromatic, 2-ranked leaves, sheathing base, has ligule and labellum

Caryphyllaceae

Leaves opposite, simple, entire. Nodes swollen

Amaranthaceae

Wind pollinated, small green bisexuals flowers

Cactaceae

Stem succulent and shiny

Droseraceae

Insectivorous, leaves circinate and sensitive

Polygonaceae

Stipules form ocrea, small flowers

Saxifragaceae

No stipules, has hypanthium

Crassulaceae

CAM photosynthesis, leaved succulent, anther open by 2 flaps

Hamamelidaceae

Spiral arranged, simple, woody

Vitaceae

Alternate leaves, fruit is a berry, most have tendrils opposite leaves

Euphorbiaceae

Flowers unisexual, gynoecium 3 lobed, leaves usually alternate and simple

Hypericaceae

Leaves simple and entire, hold up to light to see translucent spots, many stamens

Violaceae

Simple leaves, distinctive stamens encircle gynoecium

Salicaceae

Leaves alternate, simple, vein expands at tooth apex, wind pollinated, lowest bud scale centered over leaf scar, dioecious

Fabaceae

Fruit is a legume, 1 carpel, leaves alternate and usually compound, has hypanthium

Rosaceae

5-merous, hypanthium, many stamens, leaves toothed and usually alternate

Ulmaceae

Leaves simple, alternate, strong pinnate veins ending in leaf teeth, leaves have asymmetric base

Moraceae

Lactifers, milky sap, leaves simple, flowers unisexual

Urticaceae

Cystoliths, flowers unisexual, filaments in curved in bud and reflexes at antithesis

Cannabaceae

Leaves Palmately lobed or compound, opposite, dioecious

Cucurbitaceae

Tendrils spiral coiled, petals connate, inferior ovary

Fagaceae

Wind pollinated, leaves alternate, simple, stipulate, monoecious, fruit is a nut in a cupule

Betulaceae

Wind, leaves double serrate, stipulate, fruit is a samara or a nut with bract

Myricaceae

Wind pollinated, nitrogen-fixing, leaves alternate, simple, fruit is a drupe or achene, aromatic, small gold scales on leaves

Juglandaceae

Wind pollinated, leaves alternate, pinnate compound, fruit is a large nut or drupe

Lythraceae

Leaves simple and entire, petals wrinkled

Onagraceae

Leaves simple, fruit a capsule, 4-merous, sometimes up to 8 stamens, 4-part gynoecium

Brassicaceae

Leaves alternate, simple, 4-merous, petals form a cross

Malvaceae

Epicalyx, clear slimy sap, stipulate, many stamens

Rutaceae

Stipulate, woody, thorns spines or prickles, aromatic,

Anacardiaceae

fruit=drupe

Sapindaceae

Woody, 2-3 carpels, nectar disk, petals with basal appendage

Myricaceae

Simple, entire, alternate, lactifers

Ranunculaceae

Many stamens

Papaveraceae

Fruit is a capsule, placentation parietal

Berberidaceae

1 carpel, stamens open by flaps

Cystolith

Concrete on of calcium oxylate crystals

Cyanthium

Inflorescence may be colorful while flowers are not

Drupe

1 large seed per fruit

Berry

Many small seeds per fruit

Hypanthium

Fusion of stamen, petal, and sepal to base

Cleistogamy

Flowers stay closed and self-pollenated

Chasmogamy

Open-pollinated

Lactifers

Latex distribution system

Invasive species

China (climate) Europe (exports)


Generalists or specialized on disturbance (anthropogenic)


Mostly angiosperms, quick reproductive mode, out compete natives, have many defenses and no natural predators

Cornaceae

Acute veination, fruit is a drupe, threads connect veins

Primulaceae

5-merous, simple leaves, placentation free central, fruit a capsule, flowers radial

Balsaminaceae

London nectar tube, bilateral symmetry

Ericaceae

Stamens fused to petals, simple leaves, 5-merous, many stamens

Sarraceniaceae

Leaves tubular, pitcher-like

Solanaceae

Simple alternate leaves, corolla plicate

Boraginaceae

Inflorescence= scirpoid cyme, alternate entire leaves, no stipules

Oleaceae

4-merous, 2 stamens, opposite leaves

Gesneriaceae

4 stamens, didynamous: 2 pairs of different length

Plantaginaceae

Bilateral, fruit is a capsule, undivided alternate leaves

Lamiaceae

Fragrant, square stem, opposite simple leaves, flowers axial

Orobanchaceae

Deeply lobes leaves, parasitic

Apiaceae

Umbel of umbels

Asteraceae

Flowers in heads subtended by phylliaries


Sepals=pappis


Anthers connate


Fruit is an achene

Apocynaceae

Opposite and entire, radial, 5 merous, 2 carpels fused by styles

Rubiaceae

Opposite or whirled, stipules interpetiolar, radial