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Details Title: Plant ID 6 Description: Plant ID Lab 6 (10 Oct 2006) Total Flash Cards: 30 Created: 10/08/2006 14:19:35	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 -Leaves look like weed -Lobes deeper than sweet gum -Green smell, not witch hazel Definition Acer palmatum F: Aceraceae C: Japanese Maple Term -Leaves look like weed -Lobes deeper than sweet gum -Green smell, not witch hazel Definition Acer palmatum F: Aceraceae C: Japanese Maple Term -Lanceolate, pubescent leaves -Conglomerate flower appears like one flower Definition Gaillardia pulchella F: Asteraceae C: Firewheel Term -Lanceolate, pubescent leaves -Conglomerate flower appears like one flower Definition Gaillardia pulchella F: Asteraceae C: Firewheel Term -Rough, sandpapery leaf texture -Cordate leaves w/truncate bases Definition Helianthus debilis F: Asteraceae C: Dune Sunflower Term -Rough, sandpapery leaf texture -Cordate leaves w/truncate bases Definition Helianthus debilis F: Asteraceae C: Dune Sunflower Term -Tall columnar cactus -Leaves reduced to spines -Vertical ridges Definition Cereus peruvianus F: Cactaceae C: Hedge Cactus Term -Tall columnar cactus -Leaves reduced to spines -Vertical ridges Definition Cereus peruvianus F: Cactaceae C: Hedge Cactus Term -Clusters of small round cacti -Cespitose -Spines rather soft Definition Mammilaria elongata F: Cactaceae C: Golden Star Cactus Term -Will act as vine or tree -Areoles with 1-3 spines that look like thorns -Alternate, thick leaves with entire margins and acute apices -Recurving leaves Definition Pereskia aculeata F: Cactaceae C: Barbados Gooseberry Term -Will act as vine or tree -Areoles with 1-3 spines that look like thorns -Alternate, thick leaves with entire margins and acute apices -Recurving leaves Definition Pereskia aculeata F: Cactaceae C: Barbados Gooseberry Term -Cladophylls -Flat cactus pads -Jointed Definition Opuntia spp. F: Cactaceae C: Prickly-Pear Cactus Term -Obovate, serrate leaves w/ acute apex -Alternate, pubescent -Slightly rough, leathery texture Definition Clethra alnifolia F: Clethraceae C: Coastal Sweet Pepper Bush Term -Obovate, serrate leaves w/ acute apex -Alternate, pubescent -Slightly rough, leathery texture Definition Clethra alnifolia F: Clethraceae C: Coastal Sweet Pepper Bush Term Definition Codiaeum variegatum F: Euphorbiaceae C: Croton Term -Stipular spines everywhere -Small red flowers w/ dichotomous branching -Small leaf clusters Definition Euphorbia milii F: Euphorbiaceae C: Crown of Thorns Term -Stipular spines everywhere -Small red flowers w/ dichotomous branching -Small leaf clusters Definition Euphorbia milii F: Euphorbiaceae C: Crown of Thorns Term -Red flowers almost all year long -Alternate, heterophyllous leaves -Some leaves are deeply lobed, some aren't Definition Jatropha integerrima F: Euphorbiaceae C: Firecracker Term -Red flowers almost all year long -Alternate, heterophyllous leaves -Some leaves are deeply lobed, some aren't Definition Jatropha integerrima F: Euphorbiaceae C: Firecracker Term -Flowers look vaguely like birds of paradise -Groove not as prominent in midrib as Strelitzia -Leaves curl inward Definition Heliconia psittacorum F: Heliconiaceae C: Dwarf Heliconia Term -Usually lobed -Tendril vine -Very showy, unique flowers Definition Passiflora sp. F: Passifloraceae C: Passion Flower Term -Usually lobed -Tendril vine -Very showy, unique flowers Definition Passiflora sp. F: Passifloraceae C: Passion Flower Term -Leaves raised between veins like 'Burfordii' -Slight variegation -Ovate, whorled leaves Definition Gardenia jasminoides F: Rubiaceae C: Gardenia Term -Leaves raised between veins like 'Burfordii' -Slight variegation Definition Gardenia jasminoides F: Rubiaceae C: Gardenia Term -Leaves have bell peppery smell -Acute apices -Whorled leaf arrangement -New growth reddish Definition Hamelia patens F: Rubiaceae C: Firebush Note: Leaf arrangement whorled unlike Lonicera's opposite Term -Leaves have bell peppery smell -Acute apices -Whorled leaf arrangement -New growth reddish Definition Hamelia patens F: Rubiaceae C: Firebush Note: Leaf arrangement whorled unlike Lonicera's opposite Term -Shrubs seen outside my house in Ft. Myers -Small stipule between opposite leaves -Pliable, leathery leaves with acuminate apex Definition Ixora coccinea F: Rubiaceae C: Flame of the Woods Term -Shrubs seen outside my house in Ft. Myers -Small stipule between opposite leaves -Pliable, leathery leaves with acuminate apex Definition Ixora coccinea F: Rubiaceae C: Flame of the Woods Term -Heterophyllous leaves -Generally falcate, sometimes lanceolate -Characteristic corky protrusions on trunk -Leaves turn yellow in fall, but not showy Definition Celtis laevigata F: Ulmaceae C: Sugarberry Term -Heterophyllous leaves -Generally falcate, sometimes lanceolate -Characteristic corky protrusions on trunk -Leaves turn yellow in fall, but not showy Definition Celtis laevigata F: Ulmaceae C: Sugarberry