Botany Lab Practical

Pinaceae

long needles in bundles (pine)

Cupressaceae

scale-like leaves (cedar/juniper)

Taxaceae

flat needles, red arils (yew)

Ginkgoaceae

fan-shaped leaves

Ephedraceae

jointed green stems, no real leaves

Lamiaceae

Square stem, opposite leaves, strong smell, bilabiate (two-lipped) flowers

Brassicaceae

4 petals in a cross, 6 stamens (4 long, 2 short = tetradynamous)

Rosaceae

5 petals, MANY stamens, often a hypanthium (cup structure)

Ranunculaceae

MANY stamens, separate carpels (apocarpous), often weird petal shapes/spurs

Magnoliaceae

Large flowers, MANY parts in spirals, tepals (not distinct sepals/petals)

Liliaceae

3's pattern (6 tepals, 6 stamens), parallel veins, superior ovary

Poaceae

Looks like grass, spikelets, tiny flowers, wind pollinated

Arecaceae

Tree-like monocot, huge leaves (fronds)

Apiaceae

Umbel (umbrella shape), hollow stems often, smells like carrot/celery

Fabaceae

Pea-like flower (banner, wings, keel), pod fruit (legume), often compound leaves

Solanaceae

5 fused petals, anthers often form a cone, includes tomato, pepper

Oleaceae

Opposite leaves, 4 petals, simple, small flowers

Malvaceae

Stamens fused into a tube (staminal column), often hairy, palmately veined leaves

Caryophyllaceae

Opposite leaves, swollen nodes, 5 petals, often notched

Ericaceae

Urn-shaped flowers, acidic soils, evergreen shrubs

Geraniaceae

5 petals, beak-like fruit

Papaveraceae

MANY stamens, milky/colored sap, delicate petals

Droseraceae

Sticky tentacles

Nepenthaceae

Pitcher plants (hanging)

Sarraceniaceae

Pitcher plants (upright)

Lentibulariaceae

Bladders / traps

Nymphaeaceae

Floating leaves, many petals

Illiciaceae

Star-shaped fruits

Cycadaceae / Zamiaceae

palm-like but cones

Welwitschiaceae

very odd (Welwitschia = 2 giant leaves)

Asteraceae

Looks like ONE flower but is actually many tiny florets. Ray + disk florets. Involucre

Cephalotaceae / Roridulaceae

Rare, weird traps

Pinaceae

Pinaceae

Cupressaceae

Cupressaceae

Taxaceae

Taxaceae

Ginkgoaceae

Ginkgoaceae

Cycadaceae

Cycadaceae

Ephedraceae

Ephedraceae

Welwitschiaceae

Welwitschiaceae

Asteraceae

Asteraceae

Asteraceae

Asteraceae

Lamiaceae

Lamiaceae

Lamiaceae

Lamiaceae

Brassicaceae

Brassicaceae

Brassicaceae

Brassicaceae

Rosaceae

Rosaceae

Rosaceae

Rosaceae

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculaceae

Magnoliaceae

Magnoliaceae

Magnoliaceae

Magnoliaceae

Liliaceae

Liliaceae

Liliaceae

Liliaceae

Poaceae

Poaceae

Poaceae

Poaceae

Arecaceae

Arecaceae

Arecaceae

Arecaceae

Apiaceae

Apiaceae

Apiaceae

Apiaceae

Fabaceae

Fabaceae

Fabaceae

Fabaceae

Solanaceae

Solanaceae

Solanaceae

Solanaceae

Oleaceae

Oleaceae

Oleaceae

Oleaceae

Malvaceae

Malvaceae