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Identifying plants
Basics of identifying plants (will update regularly)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Poison Ivy | 3 leaves, hairy vine, |
| Lycopodium | (genus) club moss, first vascular plant, dominant tree 350 mya, xylem allows for water transport, dominant diploid stage for spore dispersal, slow growing, now ground cover |
| Xylem | transport tissue in plants |
| What are the two forms of plant growth? | Alternate: branches grow on different sides in alternating order Opposite: branches grow out from a single point on two opposite sides |
| Alternate plants? | Oaks, Hickories, Sweetgum, Tuliptree |
| Opposite plants? | Maple, Ash, Dogwood, Horse Chester |
| White Oaks vs Red Oaks | both simple alt. leaves White: rounded lobes Red: pointed lobes |
| White oaks | White oak and overcup oak |
| Red oaks | southern red: pointed lobes, usually 3, round base Willow: strap-like point leaves Water: shorter leaves than willow, blunt spatulate tip, ocasionally lobed |
| Hickories | compound alt. leaves, ash lookalike |
| Sweetgum | spikey fruit ball, maple lookalike, simple alt leaves. |
| Tuliptree | 4 large lobes, symmetrical, flowers tulip like, |
| Sugar Maple | 5 large lobe, smooth edges, larger leaves |
| Red Maple | 3 lobes, sometimes 2 smaller, serrated edge, red petiole (leaf connection) |
| Dogwoods | simple opp. leaves, ovate leaves, veins bend to tip |
| Ashes | compound opp. leaves, leaflets more sim. size than hickory |
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