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Flashcards by Wes Smalley, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Wes Smalley
almost 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Anacardiaceae | Cashew family. Rhus (sumacs) Vine/Shrub/Tree Alt, usu. Pinnate Resinous oils 5merous radial flowers Berries |
| Fabaceae | Legume family. Gleditsia (honey locust), Prosopis (mesquite), Robinia (locust). All habits Alt, compound (usually pinnate) 5merous w/1 carpel Pod bearing fruit |
| Juglandaceae | Walnut family. Carya (Hickory), Juglans (Walnut) Trees Deciduous, alt, odd-pinnate, toothed Husk covered nuts Aromatic/resinous |
| Rosaceae | Rose family. Rosa (roses), Rubus (Blackberry) Woody, alt, toothed, w/stipules Showy flowers w/ Hypanthium |
| Rhus (sumac) | Trees/Shrubs form thickets Alt, compound Flowers small, unisexual on separate inflorescence Small, 1-seed fruit, monecious |
| Gleditsia (Honey Locust) | Trees Alt, 1-2x pinnate, deciduous Unisex greenish-white flowers Long, flattened fruit THORNS |
| Prosopis (mesquite) | Shrub/Small tree. Round crown & Taproot Alt, comp, 1-2 spines at the node Bisexual spike inflorescence Narrow cylinder fruit |
| Robinia (Locust) | Trees & Shrubs Alt, odd-pinnate. 2 thorns at branchlet nodes Racemes, white/pink, pea or bean flowers Thin, papery legumes |
| Carya (Hickory) | Trees w/Taproots Large buds w/ loose-tight packed scales Alt, pinnate, gland dotted, w/3 lobed leaf scar Unisexual flowers, male catkins, monecious Fruits in 4 sectioned husk |
| Juglans (Walnuts) | Trees w/ taproots Chambered pith in branches alt, pinnate, aromatic, 3 bundles in leaf scar Small unisexual flowers, males in catkins. monecious. Fruit in indehiscent husk |
| Rosa (roses) | Low, prickly shrubs Alt, odd-pinnate, toothed, w/stipule. 3-7 leaflets 5merous, white-pink flowers, many stamen Fruit = hip, sometimes w/sepals |
| Rubus (Blackberries, etc) | Arcing/trailing shrubs, prickles Alt, comp, whitish unsersides, toothed, stipules Bisexual white/pink flowers, multiple carpels Aggregate or Drupes |
| Nitrogen fixation | The process by which atmospheric Nitrogen is made bioavailable by organisms. |
| Interspecific Hybrid | A hybrid between two species |
| Organic molecules with considerable amounts of Nitrogen | Nucleic acids, and protiens |
| What nutrients are in Nectar | Sugar and amino acids |
| Lepidopterans | Moths |
| What's the family and genus of Sumac? | Anacardiaceae, Rhus |
| What nutrients are in Pollen | Lipids and Protein |
| What is a stipule? | A leaf-like structure at the base of the petiole |
| What is an aggregate fruit? | A fruit from one flower composed of separate carpels. |
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