EEOB Final vocab and plant families

Ranunculaceae

herbaceous, lacks stipules, perianth parts 5s, many stamens, apocarpous gynecium, hypogynous ovary

define ochrea

translucent membrane over nodes

Caryophyllaceae

opposite leaves, swollen nodes, 5 deeply lobed petals (looks like 10), 10 stamens, 3-5 fused carpels, capsule fruits

Polygonaceae

ochrea, 4-6 tepals, 3-9 stamens, 2-3 fused carpels, achene fruits

Roseaceae

herbaceous or woody, stipules present, perianth 5s, many stamens, perigynous or epigynous, various fruits (very diverse family)

Fabaceae

stipules, compound leaves, perianth 5, zygomorphic corollas, 10 diadelphous stamens (9 fused, 1 unfused), unicarpellate gynecium, legume fruits

Brassicaceae

perianth 4s, tetradynamous stamens, bicarpellate gynecium, silicle fruits

Asterids

fused petals, stamens same # or less than petals, stamens attached to corolla tube, often reductions in pistils

Lamiaceae

opposite leaves, fragrant, square stems, fused zygomorphic corollas, gynobasic style (2 carpels so deeply lobed it looks like there are 4), nutlet fruit

Apiaceae

hollow stems, compound leaves (alterante), sheathing leaf bases at base of petiole, umbel infloresence, stylopedium (secretes nectar from the base of the stigma/petals attach between ovary and stylopedium), inferior ovary, schizocarp fruit

Asteraceae

capitulum inflorescence (disk and ray flowers), inferior ovary, achene fruit, 2 carpels with one typically sterile, pappus (highly modified sepals), fused stamens, zygomorphic perianth

Asparagaceae

showy perianth, 6 unspotted tepals, superior ovary, seeds are often black

Cyperaceae

triangular stems, closed leaf structures (fused around stem), flowers unisexual or bisexual, perianth is bristles, perigynum (modified bracts to enclose seeds), 2 stamens, achene fruit

Poeaceae

stems round, open leaf sheaths, ligules (tissue where blade meets open sheath), panicle or spikelet infloresence, grain fruit, bisexual flowers, perianth replaced by many bracts: glumes, lemma, palea, 3 stamens