Plant ID Quiz - UCF Arboretum

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long-leaf pine

Pinus palustris

-basketball needle clusters

-lacks lower branches

-largest cone

-3 needles per bundle

-bark is thick reddish and scaly

-juveniles look like clump of grass then rocket to head heigh in a year

<p>-basketball needle clusters</p><p>-lacks lower branches</p><p>-largest cone</p><p>-3 needles per bundle</p><p>-bark is thick reddish and scaly</p><p>-juveniles look like clump of grass then rocket to head heigh in a year</p><p></p>
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sand pine

Pinus clausa

-looks like a christmas tree

-smallest needles

-smells like citrus

-2 needles per bundle

-light reddish or ashy grey on young branches

<p>-looks like a christmas tree</p><p>-smallest needles</p><p>-smells like citrus</p><p>-2 needles per bundle</p><p>-light reddish or ashy grey on young branches</p>
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pond pine

Pinus serotina

-branches all the way down the trunk

-3-4 needles per bundle

-needles sprout from the trunk

-small egg shaped cones(closed)

-brown bark with flattened scaly plates

<p>-branches all the way down the trunk</p><p>-3-4 needles per bundle</p><p>-needles sprout from the trunk</p><p>-small egg shaped cones(closed)</p><p>-brown bark with flattened scaly plates</p>
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live oak

Quercus virginiana

  • large

  • wide spreading trunk and butressed

  • 65-85 tall

  • upper leaf is shiny and green but underneath is gray and green

  • acorns with cap covers

<ul><li><p>large</p></li><li><p>wide spreading trunk and butressed</p></li><li><p>65-85 tall</p></li><li><p>upper leaf is shiny and green but underneath is gray and green</p></li><li><p>acorns with cap covers</p></li></ul><p></p>
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sand live oak

Quercus geminata

-long leaves, uniform in shape

-leaf edges roll over on the sides (canoes)

-Acorns grow in groups of two

-veins of the leaves are indented

-leaves alternate

-leaves are shiny green but look like wrinkly ovals

<p>-long leaves, uniform in shape</p><p>-leaf edges roll over on the sides (canoes)</p><p>-Acorns grow in groups of two</p><p>-veins of the leaves are indented</p><p>-leaves alternate </p><p>-leaves are shiny green but look like wrinkly ovals</p><p></p>
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myrtle oak

Quercus myrtifolia

-tear drop shaped leaves

-shrubby

-leaves have a
shiny, leathery, dark green upper
surface; underneath is yellowish-green
or orange-brown and mostly smooth.

-acorns are brown and short usually born singly and striped

-almost wedge shaped leaves

<p>-tear drop shaped leaves</p><p>-shrubby</p><p>-l<span style="color: #NaNNaNNaN">eaves have a</span><span style="color: #NaNNaNNaN"><br></span><span style="color: #NaNNaNNaN">shiny, leathery, dark green upper</span><span style="color: #NaNNaNNaN"><br></span><span style="color: #NaNNaNNaN">surface; underneath is yellowish-green</span><span style="color: #NaNNaNNaN"><br></span><span style="color: #NaNNaNNaN">or orange-brown and mostly smooth.</span></p><p><span style="color: #NaNNaNNaN">-acorns are brown and short usually born singly and striped</span></p><p><span style="color: #NaNNaNNaN">-almost wedge shaped leaves</span></p>
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Chapman Oak

Quercus chapmanii

-Wavy non-semetric leaves

-Look for acorns (more than groups of two)

  • can have orange ombre

-acorns are bowl shaped and can be green or brown

<p>-Wavy non-semetric leaves</p><p>-Look for acorns (more than groups of two)</p><ul><li><p>can have orange ombre</p></li></ul><p>-acorns are bowl shaped and can be green or brown</p>
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inkberry/galberry

Ilex glabra

-teeth on the leaves (dentitions)

-little berry balls

-solitary fruits are dry shiny and black

-grow dense and compact in clusters

-3 small teeth on tip of leaf

<p>-teeth on the leaves (dentitions)</p><p>-little berry balls</p><p>-solitary fruits are dry shiny and black</p><p>-grow dense and compact in clusters</p><p>-3 small teeth on tip of leaf</p>
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netted paw-paw

Asimina reticulata

-blunted leaf ends

-woody stem with no leaves

-grows on the ground

-webby veins

-leaves can be leathery and oblong

-underside of leaf can have reddish brown hair

<p>-blunted leaf ends</p><p>-woody stem with no leaves</p><p>-grows on the ground</p><p>-webby veins</p><p>-leaves can be leathery and oblong </p><p>-underside of leaf can have reddish brown hair</p>
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salt myrtle

Baccharis halimifolia

-leaves look like duck feet

-little balls on the tips

-dandelion like fruit

-leaves on upper crown near twig often lack teeth

<p>-leaves look like duck feet</p><p>-little balls on the tips</p><p>-dandelion like fruit</p><p>-leaves on upper crown near twig often lack teeth</p>
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tarflower

Bejaria racemosa

-leaves sick close to the stem and point upright

- dull leaf color blueish/gray

-Fuzzy stems

-Flowers are white and pink in the middle

-6-7 petals per flower

-fruit is sticky round capsule

<p>-leaves sick close to the stem and point upright</p><p>- dull leaf color blueish/gray</p><p>-Fuzzy stems</p><p>-Flowers are white and pink in the middle</p><p>-6-7 petals per flower</p><p>-fruit is sticky round capsule</p><p></p>
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American beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

-bright purple to green berry bunches

-Leaves grow out of the berry bunches

-Mint looking leaves

<p>-bright purple to green berry bunches</p><p>-Leaves grow out of the berry bunches</p><p>-Mint looking leaves</p>
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wax myrtle

Myrica cerifera

-green wax berries

-leaves twist and stay close to the stem

-aromatic

-typically grow near water

-very clustered together

-covered in tiny yellow glands

-white bumps that will grow into blueberries

<p>-green wax berries</p><p>-leaves twist and stay close to the stem</p><p>-aromatic</p><p>-typically grow near water</p><p>-very clustered together</p><p>-covered in tiny yellow glands</p><p>-white bumps that will grow into blueberries</p>
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gopher apple

Licania michauxii

-grows mainly on the ground

-reproduces by rhizomes

-lime green color

-fruit is elliptical brown drupe (green to purple brown when ripe)

-brown and yellow spots

<p>-grows mainly on the ground</p><p>-reproduces by rhizomes</p><p>-lime green color</p><p>-fruit is elliptical brown drupe (green to purple brown when ripe)</p><p>-brown and yellow spots</p>
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cabbage palm

Sabal palmetto

-tree form

-has a saber where the leaves grow from

-dark shiny brlue fruit

-bark splits vertically

<p>-tree form</p><p>-has a saber where the leaves grow from</p><p>-dark shiny brlue fruit</p><p>-bark splits vertically</p>
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rusty staggerbush

Lyonia ferruginea

-tips of the leaves look rusty

-underpart is rusty

<p>-tips of the leaves look rusty</p><p>-underpart is rusty</p>
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fetterbush

Lyonia lucida

-light yellow leaf veins

-red stems

bell shaped pink flowers

<p>-light yellow leaf veins</p><p>-red stems</p><p>bell shaped pink flowers</p>
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winged sumac

Rhus copallinum

-one long leaf with leaflets

-red spotting

  • leaves are on both equal sides

  • fruits dark red in terminal clusteres

<p>-one long leaf with leaflets</p><p>-red spotting</p><ul><li><p>leaves are on both equal sides</p></li><li><p>fruits dark red in terminal clusteres</p></li></ul><p></p>
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saw palmetto

Serenoa repens

-grows everywhere!

-leaves grow from a square base

-dagger shapes leaves

<p>-grows everywhere!</p><p>-leaves grow from a square base</p><p>-dagger shapes leaves</p>
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shiny blueberry

Vaccinium myrsinites

-tiny little leaves

-tiny bush

-sometimes reddish leaves

-glossy black fruit

-little white flowers

<p>-tiny little leaves</p><p>-tiny bush</p><p>-sometimes reddish leaves</p><p>-glossy black fruit </p><p>-little white flowers</p>
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chalky bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

-fuzzy

-if you rub your hands on there will be chalk

-eclosed in purplish brown spathe

-long and overlapping

<p>-fuzzy</p><p>-if you rub your hands on there will be chalk</p><p>-eclosed in purplish brown spathe</p><p>-long and overlapping</p>
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wiregrass

Aristida stricta

-bunches of grass

-look like a fine wire up close

-occur only after fire

<p>-bunches of grass</p><p>-look like a fine wire up close</p><p>-occur only after fire</p>
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prickly pear cactus

Opuntia humifusa

-only cactus on list

-can be invaise

  • red fruit, yellow blossoms

<p>-only cactus on list</p><p>-can be invaise</p><ul><li><p>red fruit, yellow blossoms</p></li></ul><p></p>
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greenbriar

Smilax spp

-arrowhead leaves

-thorns

-tongue leaves

-heart shapes long leaves or oval

-leaves not dense

<p>-arrowhead leaves</p><p>-thorns</p><p>-tongue leaves</p><p>-heart shapes long leaves or oval</p><p>-leaves not dense</p>
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Muscadine grape

Vitis rotundifolia

-thick leaves

-edible

-purplish grapes in loose clusters

-serrated round leaves

<p>-thick leaves</p><p>-edible</p><p>-purplish grapes in loose clusters</p><p>-serrated round leaves</p>