Plant Tax lab 6 and 7

Family Lamiaceae: habit, stem, style, androecium, ovary, fruit ,(+inflor), common name for family?

habit: herbs to shrubs

stem: squared stem

style: gynobasic style (attached at base)

androecium: (sometimes 2 or) 4

ovary: 4-lobed

fruit: schizocarp → 4 mericarps or nutlets (2 carpels but 4 nutlets)(fusion)

inflorescent: verticillate

common name for family: Mint Family

Family Phrymaceae: habit, stigma, fruit, (+calyx), common name?

habit: herb to shrub

stigma: bilabiate or bilobed (open stigma and reactive)

fruit: capsule

calyx: pleated (accordion-like)

common name: Monkey Flower

Genus Penstemon: family, habit, androecium, fruit, common name?

Family Plantaginaeae

habit: herbs to shrubs

androecium: 4 stamens + 1 staminode (sterile stamen/don’t produce pollen)

fruit: capsule

common name: beards tongue

Genus Plantago: family, habit, perianth, pollination, inflor, venation, common name?

Family Plantaginaeae

habit: basal rosette, scapose

perianth: drab, not colorful/showy - often reduced

pollination: wind

inflor: spikes

venation: parrallel

common name: Plantain

Traits that Lamiaceae, Phrymaceae, and Plantaginaceae (Penstemon + Plantago) have in common (F.F., corollas, stamens, leaf arrangement)

F.F - X (bilateral), 5 (sepals), 5 (arch on top = petals fused), 4 (stamens fused to petals, bracket connecting 5 and 4), 2 (capsules fused and superior)

corollas: connate (fused), bilabiate (2 lipped)

stamens: epipetalous (fused to corollas)

leaf arrangement: opposite

gynobasic style

attached at base, connected to nutlets

verticillate inflorescent

-clusters of flowers at nodes

-specific for Family Lamiaceae

bilabiate/bilobed stigma

-open sigma

-reactive (closes upon touch but will eventually open back up)

staminode

sterile stamen

-don’t produce pollen

(in Genus Penstemon:) haired, looks like a hairy tongue

scapose

plant or inflorescence with relatively long peduncle (scape) arises, sometimes with a leaf- or scar-like bracts but without true foliage leaves, from a rosette or other arrangement of leaves at ground level

epipetalous stamens

fusion between whorls:

epi = open

petalous = petals

bilabiate corollas

2 lipped

general shape:

Family? Common name?

Family Lamiaceae

Mint Family

Family? Common name?

Family Lamiaceae

Mint Family

Family? Common name?

Family Lamiaceae

Mint Family

Family? Common name?

Family Phrymaceae

Monkey Flower

Family? Common name?

Family Phrymaceae

Monkey Flower

Family? Genus? Common name?

Family Plantaginaceae

Genus Penstemon

Beards Tongue

family? genus? common name?

Family Plantaginaceae

Genus Penstemon

Beards Tongue

family? genus? common name?

Family Plantaginaceae

Genus Penstemon

Beards Tongue

family? genus? common name?

Family Plantaginaceae

Genus Plantago

Plantain

Family Polygonaceae: habit, stipules, flowers, fruit, ovary

habit: herb to trees

stipules: ocrea (fused stipules, gen. scarious)

flowers: tepals (petal + sepal sim look, fasciculate pattern (grouped tightly with bracts holding it together)

fruit: 3 sided achene

ovary: superior

Genus Eriogonum: family, habit leaves, flowers, stamens, common name?

Family Polygonaceae

habit: herb to shrub (woody at base or not)

leaves: variable (opposite, alternate, whorled)

flowers: many, dense clusters

stamens: 9

common name: buckwheats

Genus Rumex: family, habit, leaves, pollination, perianth, common name?

Family Polygonaceae

habit: herbs

leaves: basal cluster, (if has cauline leaves:) alternate

pollination: wind

perianth: tubercule (inner perianth tissue attached to ovary

common name: docks

Family Malvaceae: F.F., habit, leaves, vestiture, stamens, fruit, common name?

F.F: * (radial symmetry), 5 (arch, sepals fused), 5 (petals unfused), infinite (arch, fused stamens), 5-inifite (arch, 5 to many fused carpels, superior ovary)

habit: herb to tree

leaves: alternate, simple, palmately lobed

vestiture: stellate (star-like clusters)

stamens: filament tube (fusion of stamens)

fruit: capsules or schizocarps

common name: Mallow Family

Genus Eucalyptus: family, F.F., habit, leaves, stamens, ovary, fruit, common name?

Family Myrtaceae

F.F: * (radial), (septals+petals) calyptra (bracket, fusion between 2 whorls), infinite (stamens many), 5 (arch and line on top, carpels fused and inferior)

habit: tree, (woody)

leaves: variable (2 main: juvenile = opposite lvs, ovate shape, glaucous color (blue/green); adult = alternate lvs, sickle shaped, dark green color)

stamens: showy

ovary: inferior

fruit: capsules

common name: Eucalyptus

ocrea (stipules)

stipules fused into a sheath surrounding the stem

fasciculate patterned flowers

grouped tightly with bracts holding it together

fruit type? what family is this found in?

3 sided achene

Family Polygonaceae

tubercule perianth; found in what genus?

persistent inner perianth; inner perianth tissues attached to ovary

Genus Rumex

stellate vestiture; found in what family?

cluster of hair in star-like formation

Family Malvaceae

calyptra; found in what family and genus?

“cap” on ovary, fusion of sepals and petals, pops off → showy stamens come out (Family Myrtaceae, Genus Eucalyptus)

family? genus? common name?

Family Polygonaceae

Genus Eriogonum

Buckwheats

family? genus? common name?

Family Polygonaceae

Genus Eriogonum

Buckwheats

family? common name?

Family Malvaceae

Mallow Family

family? common name?

Family Malvaceae

Mallow Family

family? common name?

Family Malvaceae

Mallow Family

family? genus? common name?

Family Myrtaceae

Genus Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

juvenile or adult leaves? family? genus? common name?

juvenile leaves

Family Myrtaceae

Genus Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

family? genus? common name?

Family Myrtaceae

Genus Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

juvenile or adult leaves? family? genus? common name?

adult leaves

Family Myrtaceae

Genus Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

family? genus? common name?

Family Myrtaceae

Genus Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

Family? genus? common name?

Family Polygonaceae

Genus Eriogonum

Buckwheats

Family?

Family Polygonaceae

family?

Family Polygonaceae

family? genus? common name?

Family Polygonaceae

Genus Rumex

Docks

family? genus? common name?

Family Polygonaceae

Genus Rumex

Docks

family? genus? common name?

Family Polygonaceae

Genus Rumex

Docks