Botany Exam 2

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Celtis occidentalis = hackberry

Cannabaceae family

Character= palmately lobbed and veined

imp= fibers and oils

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Humulus lupulus = common hops

Cannabaceae family

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Humulus japonicus = japanese hops

cannabaceae family

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Cannabis sativa = marijuana/ hemp

cannabaceae family

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What is a characteristic of the cannabaceae family and the importance?

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char= palmately viened and lobbed

imp= fibers and oils used

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Morus alba = white mulberry

Moraceae family

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Maclura pomifera = osage orange/ hedge apple

moraceae

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Laportea canadensis = stinging nettle

urticaceae family (nettle)

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What is a characteristic of the moraceae family ?

what is the importance?

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char= laticifers present, milky sap

imp= fence post

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Boehmeria cylindrica = false nettle

Urticaceae family

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Pilea pumila = clearweed

Urticaceae family

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Urtica dioica = burning wood nettle

Urticaceae family

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What is a characteristic of urticaceae family

and the importance?

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charat= skin irritants, clear sap

imp= fibers used

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Silene regia = royal catchfly

caryophyllaceae family

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Mirabilis nyctaginea = heart leaf wild 4 o clock

Nyctaginaceae family ( 4 o clock family)

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Acorus calamus = sweet flag

acoraceae (sweetflag family)

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What is a characteristic of the sweetflag family?

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leaf is isobilateral

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what is a characteristic of the caryophyllaceae family?

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nodes of stem swollen

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what is a characteristic of the nyctaginaceae family ?

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subtended by petal like bracts

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Ranunculus abortivus = smooth flowered crowfoot

Ranunculaceae family

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Enemion biternatum = false rue

Ranunculaceae family

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Clematis virginiana = devils farming needles

Ranunculaceae

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Hepatica nobilis = liverleaf

Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)

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Aquilegia canadensis = wild red columbine

Ranunculaceae

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What is a common characteristic of the ranunculaceae family ?

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Carpels and stamen arranged spirally

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Berberis thunbergii

Berberidaceae family

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Podophyllum peltatum = mayapple

Berberidaceae

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Characteristic of the berberidaceae family ?

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Isoquinoline alkaloids

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Sanguinaria canadensis = blood root

Papaveraceae family

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Dicentra cucullaria = dutchmans breeches

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Characteristic of the papaveraceae family ?

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Sap with various alkaloids

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Platanus occidentalis = sycamore

Platanaceae family = sycamore

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Characteristic of platanaceae family ?

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Trunk has alterning light and dark patches

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Nelumbo lutea = American lotus

Nelumbonaceae (lotus)

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Characteristic of the nelumbonaceae family ?

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Large peltate leaves

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Lilium superbum = Turks cap lily

Liliaceae

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Erythronium americanum = dogtooth violet

Liliaceae

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Characteristic of the liliaceae family ?

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Fruit is a loculicidal capsule or berry

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Veratrum virginicum = Virginia bunchflower

Melanthiaceae

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Trillium recurvatum = bloody butcher

Melanthiaceae

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Characteristic of melanthiaceae family

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Various toxic alkaloids

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Smilax lasioneura = carrion flower

Smilacaceae family

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Characteristic of smilacaceae family ?

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Smell like death

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Allium cernuum = nodding wild onion

Alliaceae family

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Characteristic of alliaceae family ?

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Sulphides and sulfur strong odor

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Yucca glauca = soapweed

Agavaceae family

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Characteristic of the agavaceae family ?

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Pachycaulic swollen stem

Yucca brevifolia = Joshua tree

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Spiranthes cernua = nodding ladies tresses

Orchidaceae family

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Characteristic of the orchidaceae family ?

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Roots strongly mycorrhizal

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Sisyrinchium campestre = prairie blue eyed

Iridaceae family

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Iris Virginica = blue iris

Iridaceae family

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Characteristic of the iridaceae family ?

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Large crystals of calcium oxalate

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Arisaema triphyllum = Indian turnip

Araceae family

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Symplocarpus foetidus = skunk cabbage

Araceae family

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Characteristic of the araceae (arum) family

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Intermediate spike in spadix

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Sagittaria latifolia = broad leaf arrow head

Alismataceae

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Characteristic of alismataceae family ?

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Thick edible rhizomes

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Potamogeton nodosus = long leaf pondweed

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Characteristic of potamogetonaceae family

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Leaves with seath at open base

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Sassafrass albidum = sassafrass

Lauraceae family (laurel)

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What is a characteristic of the lauraceae family?

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aromatic group with ethereal oils

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Asarum canadense = wild ginger

Aristolochiaceae family

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Dutchmans pipe

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Aristolochia tomentosa

Aristolochiaceae family

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what is a characteristic of the Artistolochiaceae family?

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aristolochic acid

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Ceratophyllum demersum = coons tail

ceratophyllaceace family

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characteristic of the ceratophyllaceae family ?

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submerged aquatic herb

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Magnolia grandiflora = bigleaf magnolia

Magnoliaceae family

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Liriodendron tulipifera = tulip tree

Magnoliaceae family

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characteristic of the Magnoliaceae family ?

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ethereal oils

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Asimina triloba = pawpaw

annonaceae family (pawpaw)

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characteristic of the annonaceae family?

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skunky odor

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Andropogon gerardii = big bluestem

Poaceae family

subfamily: panicoideae

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Sorghastrum nutans = indian grass

family: poaceae

subfamily: panicoideae

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Schizachyrium scoparium = little bluestem

famly: poaceae

subfamily: panicoideae

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Panicum virgatum = switch grass

family : poaceae

sub: panicoideae

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Spartina pectinata = prairie cordgrass

family: poaceae

sub: chloridoideae

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Sporobolus heterolepis = prairie dropseed

fam= poaceae

sub: chloridoideae

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Arundinaria gigantea = american cane

fam: poaceae

sub: bambusoideae

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Poa pratensis = kentucky bluegrass

fam: poaceae

sub: pooideae

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Elymus canadensis = canadian wild rye

fam: poaceae

sub: pooideae