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Details Title: Plant ID 2 Description: Plant ID Lab 2 (12 Sept 2006) Total Flash Cards: 35 Created: 09/10/2006 10:42:47	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term -sticky sap -whorl leaf pattern -lanceolate -dark, smooth leaves w/ entire margins -penni-parallel venation Definition Nerium oleander F: Apocynaceae C: Oleander Term -Milky sap -Opposite leaves -Underside much lighter -Midrib & veins very distinct (lighter) -Brown stems-will turn woody -Groundcover Definition Trachelospermum asiaticum F: Apocynaceae C: Small leaf confederate jasmine Note: Leaves more ovate than Vinca major Note: Stems brown unlike Vinca's green Term -Milky sap -Opposite leaves -Underside much lighter -Midrib & veins very distinct (lighter) -Brown stems-will turn woody -Groundcover Definition Trachelospermum asiaticum F: Apocynaceae C: Small leaf confederate jasmine Note: Leaves more ovate than Vinca major Note: Stems brown unlike Vinca's green Term -Milky sap -Opposite, cordate leaves -Green, herbaceous stems -Groundcover Definition Vinca major F: Apocynaceae C: Periwinkle Note: Leaves cordate, not ovate Note: Stems herbaceous, not woody like Trachelospermum asiaticum Term -Milky sap -Opposite, cordate leaves -Green, herbaceous stems -Groundcover Definition Vinca major F: Apocynaceae C: Periwinkle Note: Leaves cordate, not ovate Note: Stems herbaceous, not woody like Trachelospermum asiaticum Term -Palmate -Armed petioles -Spines point toward trunk (teeth-like) -Burlap appearance -Leaflets often split at apex Definition Acoelorrhaphe wrightii F: Arecaceae C: Saw cabbage palm Note: More slender than Chamaerops Note: Spines look more like shark teeth than Chamerops Term -Palmate -Armed petioles -Spines point toward trunk (teeth-like) -Burlap appearance -Leaflets often split at apex Definition Acoelorrhaphe wrightii F: Arecaceae C: Saw cabbage palm Note: More slender than Chamaerops Note: Spines look more like shark teeth than Chamerops Term -Bluish fronds strongly recurving toward trunk -Pinnate -Sharktooth-like spines Definition Butia capitata F: Arecaceae C: Pindo palm Term -Bluish fronds strongly recurving toward trunk -Pinnate -Sharktooth-like spines Definition Butia capitata F: Arecaceae C: Pindo palm Term -Yellowish-orange spines w/ black tips point towards leaf -Somewhat glaucous underside -Leedle-like leaflets -Basal sprouter Definition Chamaerops humilis F: Arecaceae C: European fan palm Note: Stouter than Acoelorrhaphe Note: Spines are slender & point toward leaf unlike Acoelorrhaphe Term -Yellowish-orange spines w/ black tips point towards leaf -Somewhat glaucous underside -Leedle-like leaflets -Basal sprouter Definition Chamaerops humilis F: Arecaceae C: European fan palm Note: Stouter than Acoelorrhaphe Note: Spines are slender & point toward leaf unlike Acoelorrhaphe Term -Leaflets droop for last 8 or so inches -Usu. not armed -Very large hastula -NO sinus hairs -Costapalmate -Up to 30 ft. Definition Livistona chinensis F: Arecaceae C: Chinese fan palm Term -Leaflets droop for last 8 or so inches -Usu. not armed -Very large hastula -NO sinus hairs -Costapalmate -Up to 30 ft. Definition Livistona chinensis F: Arecaceae C: Chinese fan palm Term -very large round base -very armed -pinnate -Leaves droom somewhat; 10-20 ft long -Diamond-shaped petiole bases -Spines in groups of four -to 60 ft Definition Phoenix canariensis F: Arecaceae C: Canary Island date palm Term Definition Phoenix canariensis F: Arecaceae C: Canary Island date palm Term -leaflets reduce down to spines on petiole -spine pattern in fours -pinnate -stems come out horizontal and curve up -induplicate (pinched leaflets at base) Definition Phoenix reclinata F: Arecaceae C: Senegal date palm Term Definition Phoenix reclinata F: Arecaceae C: Senegal date palm Term -large needles at very thick, short base -smooth petioles -palmate -glaucous underside Definition Rhapidophyllum hystrix F: Arecaceae C: Needle palm Term -large needles at very thick, short base -smooth petioles -palmate -glaucous underside Definition Rhapidophyllum hystrix F: Arecaceae C: Needle palm Term -palmate -very thin, smooth petioles -very hairy, narrow stems -rhizominous Definition Rhapis excelsa F: Arecaceae C: Lady palm Term -palmate -very thin, smooth petioles -very hairy, narrow stems -rhizominous Definition Rhapis excelsa F: Arecaceae C: Lady palm Term -groundcoveresque -palmate -smooth petioles -large underground stem Definition Sabal minor F: Arecaceae C: Dwarf palmetto Term -groundcoveresque -palmate -smooth petioles -large underground stem Definition Sabal minor F: Arecaceae C: Dwarf palmetto Term -large tree -costapalmate -sinus hairs -trunk slightly hairy -dead leaf stems lay flat in woven appearance Definition Sabal palmetto F: Arecaceae C: Cabbage palm Term -large tree -costapalmate -sinus hairs -trunk slightly hairy -dead leaf stems lay flat in woven appearance Definition Sabal palmetto F: Arecaceae C: Cabbage palm Term -very sharp, sawlike armed petiole -glaucous -slightly costapalmate -bunches of oblong, grape-sized yellow-green fruit Definition Serenoa repens F: Arecaceae C: Saw palmetto Term -very sharp, sawlike armed petiole -glaucous -slightly costapalmate -bunches of oblong, grape-sized yellow-green fruit Definition Serenoa repens F: Arecaceae C: Saw palmetto Term -very large leaves -petiole scars form rings around palm -up to 40 ft -pinnate Definition Syagrus romanzoffianum F: Arecaceae C: Queen palm Term -very large leaves -petiole scars form rings around palm -up to 40 ft -pinnate Definition Syagrus romanzoffianum F: Arecaceae C: Queen palm Term -Palmate -Leaves often persist after dying, making a skirt -Very large leaf area where leaflets don't divide -Sinus hairs -Slightly costapalmate -Bark very textured Definition Washingtonia robusta F: Arecaceae C: Washington Palm Term -Palmate -Leaves often persist after dying, making a skirt -Very large leaf area where leaflets don't divide -Sinus hairs -Slightly costapalmate -Bark very textured Definition Washingtonia robusta F: Arecaceae C: Washington Palm Term -Great hedge -Retuse apex (apex dips back in) -Glaucous stripe underneath leaf Definition Buxus microphylla F: Buxaceae C: Boxwood Note: Looks like Ilex vomitoria 'Nana' but paler thicker leaves w/ entire margins Term -Great hedge -Retuse apex (apex dips back in) -Glaucous stripe underneath leaf Definition Buxus microphylla F: Buxaceae C: Boxwood Note: Looks like Ilex vomitoria 'Nana' but paler thicker leaves w/ entire margins Term -Deciduous -Base of trunk buttressed (flares out dramatically) -Needle-like leaves Definition Taxodium distichum F: Taxiodiaceae C: Bald Cypress Term -Deciduous -Base of trunk buttressed (flares out dramatically) -Needle-like leaves Definition Taxodium distichum F: Taxiodiaceae C: Bald Cypress