Better final biodiversity

Equisetum telmateia, Riparian plant community

Giant horsetail

Salix breweri, Riparian plant community

Brewer's willow

Ranunculus californicus, Grasslands plant community

California Buttercup

Dipterostemon capitatus, grasslands

Blue dicks

Selaginella bigelovii, Serpentine rock outcrop

Resurrection plant

Chlorogalum pomeridianum, Grasslands plant community

Soap plant

Pinus sabiniana, Foothill woodland plant community

Foothill pine

Quercus douglasii, Foothill woodland plant community

Blue oak

Quercus lobata, Valley oak woodland and oak savannah plant community

Valley oak

Erigonum elongatum, Grassland and Oak savannah plant community

Elongate buckwheat

Arcostaphylos glauca, Chaparral plant community

Bigberry manzanita

Phoradendron leucarpum, parasite on oaks

Oak mistletoe

Sambucus mexicana, Riparian, costal scrub, oak woodland plant community

Blue elderberry

Galium spp. Oak woodland and coastal scrub plant community

Bedstraws

Salicornia pacifica, Saltwater marsh plant community

Pickleweed

Frankenia salina, Saltwater marsh plant community

Alkali heath

Triglochin concinna, Saltwater marsh plant community

Arrowgrass

Jaumea carnosa, Saltwater marsh plant community

Salty susan

Limonium californicumm, Saltwater marsh plant community

Sea lavender

Distichlis spicata, Saltwater marsh plant community

Salt grass

Zostera marina, Saltwater marsh plant community

Eel grass

Shoenoplectus americanus

Bullrush

Juncus acutus, both freshwater and saltwater marsh plant community

Spiny rush

Hydrocotyle verticillata, Freshwater marsh plant community

Marsh pennywort

Oenanthe sarmentosa, Freshwater marsh plant community

Marsh parsely

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa, tree plantation

Monterey cyprus

Eucalyptus globulus, tree plantation

Tasmanian bluegum

Ambrosia chamissonis, Pioneer dune plant community

Beach bursage

Croton californicus, Pioneer dune and coastal dune scrub plant community

California croton

Carpobrotus spp. Pioneer dune and anthropogenic plant community

Iceplant

Conicosia puginoniformis

Slender leaved ice plant

Ambronia spp. Pioneer dune plant community

Sand verbena

Camissoniopsis cheranthifolia, Pioneer dune plant community

Dune evening primrose

Cakile maritima, Pioneer dune and anthropogenic plant community

Sea rocket

Erharta calycina, Pioneer dune and anthropogenic plant community

African veldtgrass

Integument

Name of seed coating around gymnosperm seeds

Beetles

What pollinates cycads?

A plant with a bulb or storage unit underground

What is a geophyte?

Annual nongrass species like flowers

What are forbs?

Salt tolerant plant species

What are halophytes?

An Umbo

What is the name of a pinecone point?

A strobilus

What is the botanical name for a pinecone?

The bract on a pinecone is under the pinecone scale

What is the difference between a bract and a scale?

Bract scales and seed scales

What type of scales do pinecones have?

megasporangium

What is a seed cone (female) called?

microsporangium

What is a pollen cone (male) called?

A modified leaf

What is a cone bract?

Stroboli

Where is polllen produced in ephedraceae (mormon tea)?

Butyric acid

What acid is in ginko seeds?

Megasporophyll

What is the reproductive structure on cycads called?

1-2 genera (Cycas, Epicyas)

How many genera are in cycads?

Fasicle

What is the bundle of needles in pines called?

Two kinds: primary scales and secondary needles

Pines have how many kinds of leaves and what are they called?

Ring scars at node

What distinguishing feature do figs have on their stems?

The syconium

What is the entire fig fruit called?

The fig entrance

What is an ostiole?

A mature ovary wall, often the fruit flesh that we eat

What is the pericarp?

Dehiscent fruits open upon maturity, and an indehiscent fruit doesn't open upon maturity

difference between dehiscent vs indehiscent seeds?

3, endocarp, mesocarp, and exocarp

How many layers does a drupe pericarp have?

A fruit that develops from a single flower with many different carpels, like blackberries

What is an aggregate fruit?