WEEK 6 plant poop

3 unique traits of the asterids and explain each

1. iridoid compound: secondary compounds for defense against herbivores

2. unitegmeic ovules: reduction from 2 to 1

3. tenuinucellate ovules: thin nucellus in ovule

5 traits of core asteridae s.str.

1. 5 parted flowers

2. gamopetalous corollas

3. 1 whorl of stamens alternate to petals

4. epipetalous stamens

5. 2 fused carpels

core asteridae s.str. is known to be a ____ trait

derived

core asteridae s.str. has 2 clades…

lamiidae and campanulidae

core asteridae s.l. _ major groups (please update)

cornaceae, ericaceae, polemoniaceae

Cornaceae (dogwood)
-leaf arrangement
-leaf type
-leaf margin
-what is terminal?
-what does it sometimes have? (not all the time)

-opposite
-simple
-entire
-inflorescence
-showy bracts

Cornaceae (dogwood) floral
-sepals
-petals
-carpels
-ovary is…

-stamen

-4, reduced to teeth
-4
-2-4 connate
-inferior

-4

what is the difference between cornus nuttallii and cornus florida?

nuttallii: not notched, 4-8 bracts
florida: notched, 4 bracts

rain shadow effect

rain clouds do not pass the cascade mountains thus, one side has a drier climate

what climate factors determine the plant communities

amount of rainfall and temperature

ericaceae
-leaf type

-plant type

-simple and thick

-trees and herbs

ericaceae flower
-can sometimes have a general shape of…
-stamens + what is special about it
-carpels
-ovary
-uniqueness

-urn
-10; has terminal pores at anthers (poricidal) and can be horned
-3-5 fused
-mainly superior (except: vaccinium)
-may be mycorrhizal or mycotrophic

how to get poricidal stamen to release pollen

bees latch on and buzz

floral formula for ericaceae

radial/bilateral, 4-5, 4-5, (2-3)8-10, 2-10 (superior); berries/capsule

ericaceae mycorrhizae fungi have no ___

green color

polemoniaceae

-plant type

-leaf type

-herbs/sometimes woody

-simple to pinnately compound

polemoniaceae

-__parted flower

-stamen

-carpel, style

-uniqueness?

-5

-1 whorl that is alternate with petals and fused to corolla, unequal stamen insertion

-3 fused, 3 fork style

-hyaline calyx interval (bulb-like)

polemoniaceae flower formula

*, 5, 5, 5, 3 (superior); capsule

Boraginales is known for its

hispid hairs

cyme

determinate inflorescence where terminal flowers develop first while lateral flowers develop sequentially

scorpioid cyme

alternate rather than opposite

helicoid cyme

one-sided inflorescence that forms a spiral

boraginaceae

-plant type

-leaf type

-leaf arrangement

-inflorescence

-herb

-simple often stiff hair

-alternate

-scorpioid or helicoid

boraginaceae

-stamen are

-carpel

-ovary

-corolla has

-the style is

-included

-2 carpels that are subdivided into 4 nutlets and deeply divided

-superior ovary

-internal appendages

-gynobasic

boraginaceae floral formula

*, 5, 5, 5, 2 (superior); schizocarpic

hydrophyllaceae

-leaf type

-leaf arrangement

-plant type with…

-inflorescence

-simple/pinnately compound

-alternate

-herbs with long hair

-helicoid cyme

hydrophyllaceae

-symmetry

-anthers are

-styles are

-carpels

-how many ovules

-radial

-exserted

-divided

-2 fused

-many

hydrophyllaceae flower formula

*, 5, 5, 5, 2 (superior); capsule

solanaceae flower formula

*, 5, 5, 5, 2 (superior); capsule or berry

solanaceae plants are rich in

alkaloids

solanaceae

-plant type (mostly)

-leaf type

-leaf arrangment

-leaf shape sometime?

-herb

-simple

-alternate

-lobed

solanaceae

-symmetry

-anthers are…

-styles are

-carpels

-many what

-radial

-not exserted or exserted and connivent

-undivided

-2 fused

-ovules

solanaceae has ___ pollination

buzz