Plant Id Final Test

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3 ways hardiness zones can be identified

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1. Using indicator plants

2. Compare avg min temp of area to temp designations for zones

3. Studying hardiness map

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Other factors which influence plant hardiness (7)

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Wind

Light

Moisture

Humidity

Nutrients

Pests / diseases

Soils

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How can growers adapt plants for intended use (4)

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1.Increase/decrease temp

2.Alter light intensity and duration

3.Changing amount and frequency of watering

4.Altering amount of nutrients

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Pedicel

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Flower stalk

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Peduncle

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Flowers born directly from stalk (no pedicel)

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Receptacle

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Part of flower that bears male and female parts

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Perianth

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Collective term for petals + sepals

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Calyx

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Outer petals / collective term for sepals

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Sepals

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Individual outer petals

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Corolla

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Collective term for inner petals

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Tepals

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petals and sepals that look the same

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Androecium

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Collective tern for male parts

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Stamen

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Anther + filament

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Filament

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Holds the anther

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Anther

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Contains pollen

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Gynoecium

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Collective term for female parts

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Pistol

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Stigma + style + ovary

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Stigma

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Where pollen grains are received

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Style

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Carries pollen to ovary

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Ovary

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Where seeds are developed

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Monocarpic plant

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A plant that only creates flowers and seeds once in its lifetime, and then dies

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Annual

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A plant that completes its life cycle in the span of one growing season, and then dies.

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Axil

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The angle between the petiole and the stem

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Blade

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The portion of the leaf that performs photosynthesis

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Biennial

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A plant that takes two years to complete its life cycle, and only flowers once. Needs one cold period and two warm

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Compound leaf

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A style of leaf in which the blade is completely subdivided into leaflets

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Binomial

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System of scientific naming with primarily two words (genus and species)

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Conifer

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An order of trees and shrubs that have scale-like or needle foliage, are usually evergreen, and produce cones.

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Dehiscent

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fruits that split to allow seeds to fall out

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Indehiscent

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Fruits that do not split

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Exfoliate

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The loss or removal of leaves from a plant

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Evergreen

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Plants whose foliage remains functional and green all year round.

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Family

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A grouping of plants that are divided based on differences in seed, fruit, and flower. After order before species

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Floret

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A small flower among many that together form a compound flower head

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Pinnate (net)

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A style of venation in which the veins divide out from a central midrib

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Genus/genera

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A class organized below Family and before species, in which members are grouped based on similarities

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Glabrous

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A plant completely devoid of pubesence

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Glacous

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An adjective to describe a plant surface that is covered in a waxy, mealy, glue/grey/white coating that is easily wiped away.

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Hardiness

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The ability of a plant to survive adverse conditions.

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Herbaceous

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A type of plant tissue that is soft and succulent instead of woody.

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Inflorescence

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The arrangement of flowers on a plant

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Herbarium

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A collection of dried plants, usually organized by a common theme.

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Trifoliate

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A type of compound leaf consisting of three leaflets

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Venation

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The pattern of veins on a leaf

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Leaflet

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The leaflike portions of a compound leaf, which are completely subdivided and attached at the rachis

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Cultivar

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A plant variation that does not occur naturally in nature, has been developed from the result of human influence, and will not persist outside of cultivation.

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Node

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The section of a stem where a leaf and an axillary bud form together.

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Midrib

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The main vein that runs from the base of a leaf blade to the tip.

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Opposite

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An attachment style of leaves to stem, in which two leaves are connected at the exact same spot but opposite to each other

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Perennial

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A plant that lives for longer than two years/growing seasons.

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Petiole

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Leaf stalk

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Pinnately compound

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A style of compound leaves in which the leaflets attach to the stem on opposite sides, occasionally in pairs

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Pubescent

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An adjective that describes a plant surface that has hairs of any types

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Rosette

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Leaves or leaflike structures arranged in a circular pattern.

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Rugose

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An adjective describing a plant surface in which the veins of a leaf are sunken and the spaces between are raised, giving the appearance of wrinkles.

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Sessile

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A flower or leaf that has no stalk, and is instead attached directly to the stem

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Shrub

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A woody plant that has several main stems near the ground and is smaller than a tree.

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Raceme

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A flower cluster consisting of short stalks attached to a central stem at equal distances.

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Sinus

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The space between two lobes/teeth.

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Specimen plant

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A plant grown to show its full potential for exhibition

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Rachis

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The portion of a petiole that the leaflets are connected to.

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Stipule

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The paired, leaflike appendages, often at the base of the petiole

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Tender

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A plant that is not cold tolerant. Even the slightest frost or cold will kill it

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Tree

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A woody perennial, usually with a large trunk and branches.

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Variegation

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A leaf that has secondary colours, often whitish or other greens.

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Form (2)

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One of the taxonomic ranks; above variety and below species.The abstract element of how a plant looks in a landscape.

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Aricular

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Cordate

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Elliptic

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Lanceolate

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Linear

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Oval

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Orbicular

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Oblanceolate

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Ovate

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Reniform

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Runcinate

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Sagittate

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Spatulate

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Acute

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Accuminate

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Bristle-tipped

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Truncate

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Obtuse

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Cuneate

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Obtuse

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Cordate

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Truncate

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Oblique

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Entire

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Undulate

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Finely serrate

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Coarsely serrate

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Doubly serrate

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Crenate

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Lobed

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Bipinnately compound

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Leaflets have leaflets

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Monocot vs dicot net

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Monocot = parallel

Dicot = pinnate or palmate net

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Pulvinis

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Where vascular bundles of petiole meet stem

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Simple

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Leaf not divided into leaflets

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Monoecious

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Plants that are both male and female

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Dioecious

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Plants that are either male or female but not both

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Perfect flower

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Flower that contains both male and female parts

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Imperfect flower

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Flowers that are entirely male or female

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Complete

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Flower has 4 whorls

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Incomplete

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Flower has less than 4 whorls (missing some)