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Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Purple' |
Autumn Purple White Ash |
Opp. PInnately compound tolerates urban conditions |
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Gleditsia triacanthos inermis |
Thornless Honeylocust |
Alt. Compound light grey planes of bark texture |
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Sophora japonica |
Japanese Pagoda tree |
Alt. PInnately compound blooms in the fall with white yellow flowers |
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Two types of root systems |
Fibrous and tap |
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Main components of a plant body |
Stems, leaves, roots |
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Stems |
Support, conduction, production of new living materials, storage |
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Leaves |
Photosynthesis and transpiration |
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Roots |
Anchorage storage conduction absorption |
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Vascular tissue |
Xylem and phloem |
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Transpiration |
The load of water vapor from the surface of the foliage |
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Leaf components |
Blade and petiole |
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Leaf configuration |
Simple and compound |
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Leaf venation |
Parallel or netted |
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Stomata |
Are tiny openings in leaves through which gases are exchanged |
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Xylem |
Is a system of tiny tubes that carry water and mineral nutrients up to the leaves |
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Phloem |
Is a system of tubes that carry food and soluble organic material in particular sucrose away from the leaves |
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Classification of Plants |
Kingdom, Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus |
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Nomenclature / ICBN |
Carolus Linnaeus / international code of botanical nomenclature |
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