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23 Cards in this Set
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Apiaceae: carrot family
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petals: 5 sepals: zero or 5 stamens: 5 alternate with petals inferior ovary 2 locules leaves usually pinnate inflorescences typically an umbel fruit: schizocarp of mericarps usually herb |
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Geraniaceae-
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petals: 5
sepals: 5 stamens: usually 10 basally connate staminodes (sterile stamen) present superior ovary 5 locules single style often 5 stigmas leaves often palmate usually herbs fruit: schizocarp of mericarps or follicles often developing an elongated beak |
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Rosaceae-
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petals: 5
sepals: 5 stamens: 20 or more Hypanthium superior or inferior ovary 1 locule multiple pistils Leaves: often stipulate, adnate to petiole base fruit: drupe, pome, hip, follicetum, achenecetum, or capsule |
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Schrophulariaceae-
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petals: 4-5 often fused
sepals: 5 stamens: usually 2 or 4,sometimes staminodes corolla often zygomorphic ovary superio r2 locules leaves usually opposite shrubs or herbs |
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Solanaceae: nightshade
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showy flowers petals: 5 connate, corolla tube sepals: 5 connate enlarge with fruit development stamens: 5 adnate to corolla superior ovary 2 locules fruit: berry or capsuleoften prickles |
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Brassicaceae: mustard
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petals-4 sepals-4 stamens-6 stamens are tetradynamous (2 outer stamens are shorter than the four inner) superior ovar y2 carpels 2 locules flowers bisexual (perfect) petals are arranged in the shape of a cross fruit is a silique or a silicle they ususally do not form associations with mycorrhizal fungi petals in the shape of a cross |
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Cleomaceae- cleome
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petals-4 sepals-4 stamens- 6 to many stamens are of equal length superior ovary 1 locule flowers bisexual (prefect) petals are often unequal (clawed) base of ovary forms a long stipe fruit is similar to Brassicaceae but lack a septum |
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Convolvulaceae-
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Petals- 5 connate into a funnel shaped tube sepals- 5 distinct
stamens- 5 of unequal length stamens are often fused to corolla superior ovary carpels-2 locules-2 leaves entire, may be lobbed stem is often winding fruit is a capsule milky sap |
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Hypericaceae-
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petals-4 to 12
sepals- 2 to 5 stamens are usually many superior ovary carpels and locules are variable single style, often 5 stigmas leaves are opposite or whorled leaves are dotted with glands plants with resinous sap also called Clusiaceae or Guttiferae |
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Loasaceae-
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Petals- 4 to 5
Sepals- 4 to 7 connate at base Stamens- many Ovary- inferior fused carpels- 3 to 5 locules- 1 to 3 fruit is usually a capsule leaves- alternate or opposite often covered with sandpaper like hair |
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Malvaceae-
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Petals- 5 distinct
sepals- 5 distinct or connate at the base stamens- numerous, monodelphous (stamens fillaments are united into a single tube) ovary- superior carpels- 2 to many locules- usually form a ring fruit- a schizocarp or capsuleleaves- palmate with stellate hairs |
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Onagraceae-
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petals- 4 (rarely 5)
sepals- 4 (rarely 5) stamens are 4 to 8 and attached near the rim of the hypanthium inferior ovary well developed and long tubular hypanthium stigma has four lobes carpels- 4 locules- 4 leaves can be alternate opposite or whorled fruit- capsule, berry, or nut |
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Fabaceae
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Petals-5
Sepals-5 stamens- 5, 10 or many superior ovary 1 loculeflowers zygomorphic or actinomorphic leaves often pinnate or bipinnate or trifoliate and can have tendrils fruit is usually a legume bacteria infect roots producing N-fixing nodules |
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Lamiaceae: mint
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petals- 5 or 4 fused lobes sepals- 5 lobesstamens- 2-4flowers- zygomorphic stems usually square leaves- simple and oppositesuperior ovary, 4 loculesovary is deeply 4 lobed with gynobasic stylestigmas often 2 branchedfruit is a schizocarp of of nutlets often aromatic |
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Urticaceae
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tepals- 4,5 or absent
flowers- minute, in clusters plants- monecious or diecious stamens- same number as tepals, opposite petalsbrushlike stigma ovary- superior or inferior 1 locule leaves simple, alternate or opposite specialized stinging hairs usually herbs |
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Polygonaceae: knotweed
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Flowers small Tepals: 5-6, petaloid in appearance Stamens: 3-9 Superior ovary 1 locule Stems often have swollen nodes Membranous, sheathingstipules (ocrea) can be present Fruit a 3-sided achene or nutlet Rhubarb is a member |
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Saxifragaceae
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• Petals: 4-5
• Sepals: 4-5 • Stamens: 3-10 • Superior or inferior ovary • 2-4 carpels, 1-3 locules • Leaves simple, pinnate, or palmate • Fruit usually a capsule • World-wide distribution, but relatively few species in the Great Basin |
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Zygophyllaceae
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• Petals: 5
• Sepals: 5 • Stamens: 5, 10, or 15 • Superior ovary • Flowers perfect • 1 pistil, 5 locules • Stems with jointed nodes • Fruit a capsule or schizocarp Includes goat heads |
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Asteraceae
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• Petals: Usually 5 or 3 lobed, connate
• Sepals absent or modified into a pappus, never green • Stamens: 5 (4) • Stamens connate in a tube around the style • Inferior ovary • 2 carpels, 1 locule, 1 ovule • 1 style with 2 branches • Flowers perfect or imperfect, of several kinds, aggregated in inflorescences (heads) |
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Amaranthaceae
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• Tepals: 4 or 5
• Stamens: 4 or 5 • Superior ovary • 2-3 carpels, locules 1, 1 seed per flower • Often colored or papery bracts • Often weedy • Flowers usually perfect • Flowers are minute • Can be solitary in axils or grouped into an inflorescence • Seeds often tiny, black (or white) and shiny |
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Chenopodiaceae
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Absorbed into Amaranthaceae in APG III
• Tepals: 5 • Stamens: 2-5 • Superior ovary • Usually 2-3 carpels, one seed per flower • Often growing in alkaline, salty or disturbed soils • Flowers often imperfect: separate male and female flowers Ovaries often have two-parted styles largest genera in nevada |
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Euphorbiaceae
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• Petals: 0 or 5
• Sepals: 0 or 5 • Stamens: 5, 10, or many • Superior ovary • 3 (2 or 4) carpels, 1-2 seeds per locule • Can have colored bracts • Milky juice • Unisexual flowers arranged into a cyathium • Sometimes nectar glands |
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Caryophyllaceae
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pink, or carnaaon family
• Petals: 5 (4), often notched • Sepals: 5 (4), often fused • Stamens: 5 or 10 (4) • Superior ovary • 2-5 carpels, 1 locule • Styles often branched • Simple, opposite leaves (sometimes whorled) • Often swollen nodes • Usually annual or perennial herbs • Fruit is a capsule, placentation is free central |
