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Passages in quotes are taken from _Plant Identification Terminology_ by James G. Harris & Melinda Woolf Harris.
Angiosperms are "plants producing flowers and bearing ovules (seeds) in an ovary (fruit)." (Harris & Harris)
Almost all of the plants on my website are angiosperms.
Almost all of the plants on my website are angiosperms.
Ranunculaceae (Aquilegia caerulea)
Alismataceae (Sagittaria cuneata), Araceae (Lemna minor), Brassicaceae (Nasturtium officinale),
Lentibulariaceae (Utricularia macrorhiza), Nymphaceae (Nuphar polysepala), Plantaginaceae (Veronica americana),
Polygonaceae (Persicaria amphibia), Ranunculaceae (Ranunculus aquatilis), Typhaceae (Typha angustifolia)
Lentibulariaceae (Utricularia macrorhiza), Nymphaceae (Nuphar polysepala), Plantaginaceae (Veronica americana),
Polygonaceae (Persicaria amphibia), Ranunculaceae (Ranunculus aquatilis), Typhaceae (Typha angustifolia)
Tree-like.
Cactacee (Carnegiea gigantea, Cylindropuntia fulgida)
Chlorotic plants lack chlorophyll.
Ericaceae (Monotropa hypopitys, Pterospora andromeda)
Dioecious plants have this feature: "the staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on separate plants." (Harris & Harris)
Asteraceae-4 (Antennaria neglecta), Betulaceae (Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia), Ephedraceae (Ephedra viridis), Sapindaceae (Acer negundo)
An endemic is "peculiar to a specific geographic area or edaphic type." "Edaphic" means "due to, or pertaining to, the soil."
(Harris & Harris)
(Harris & Harris)
Brassiaceae-2 (Physaria bellii), Saxifragaceae (Telesonix jamesii)
An epiphyte is "a plant which grows upon another plant but does not draw food or water from it." (Harris & Harris)
Some lichens are also epiphytes.
Some lichens are also epiphytes.
Alectoriaceae (Alectoria sarmentosa), Orthotrichaceae (Orthotrichum pallens)
See: Grass family
Gymnosperms are "plants producing seeds which are not borne in an ovary (fruit), the seeds usually borne in cones." (Harris & Harris)
Cupressaceae (Juniperus communis), Ephedraceae (Ephedra viridis),
Pineaceae (Abies bifolia, Picea engelmannii, Pinus aristata, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)
Pineaceae (Abies bifolia, Picea engelmannii, Pinus aristata, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)
A hermaphroditic plant has "stamens and pistils in the same flower; bisexual; monoclinous; perfect." (Harris & Harris)
Balsaminaceae (Impatiens capensis)
An imperfect flower has "either stamens or pistils but not both; unisexual." (Harris & Harris)
Betulaceae (Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia)
Lentibulariacae (Utricularia macrorhiza), Sarraceniaceae (Darlingtonia californica)
See: Lichen families
Polygonaceae (Eriogonum caespitosum)
Monoecious plants have this feature: "the staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on the same plant." (Harris & Harris)
Liliaceae (Calochortus gunnisonii)
See: Moss families
Equisetaceae (Equisetum arvense)
Orobanchaceae (Orobanche fasciculata), Santalaceae (Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida), Viscaceae (Phoradendron juniperinum)
Perfect flowers have "both male and female reproductive organs (stamens and pistils); bisexual." Harris & Harris
Liliaceae (Calochortus gunnisonii)
Caryophyllaceae (Eremogone hookeri, Minuartia obtusiloba, Paronychia pulvinata, Silene acaulis)
An achene is "a small, dry, indehiscent fruit with a single locule and a single seed ...." (Harris & Harris)
Asteraceae-4 (Dimeresia howellii), Ranunculaceae (Clematis liguisticifolia)
Asteraceae-4 (Arctium minus, Carduus nutans, Centaurea melitensis, Cirsium clavatum, Xanthium strumarium),
Cactaceae (Cylindropuntia imbricata), Fabaceae-2 (Acaia rigidula), Euphorbiaceae (Tragia ramosa),
Papaveraceae (Argemone polyanthemos ), Simaroubaceae (Castela emoryi), Solanaceae (Lycium torreyi),
Rosaceae (Crataegus succulenta)
Cactaceae (Cylindropuntia imbricata), Fabaceae-2 (Acaia rigidula), Euphorbiaceae (Tragia ramosa),
Papaveraceae (Argemone polyanthemos ), Simaroubaceae (Castela emoryi), Solanaceae (Lycium torreyi),
Rosaceae (Crataegus succulenta)
Equisetaceae (Equisetum laevigatum), Polygonaceae (Bistorta bistortoides), Periscaria lapathifolia)
Apocynaceae (Asclepias speciosa), Asteraceae-1 (Lactuca canadensis), Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia esula)
Scapose stems are leafless flower stalks.
Amaryllidaceae (Narcissus pseduonarcissus, Norhoscordum bivalive), Saxifragaceae (Heuchera bracteata)
See: Mint family
Asteraceae 3.4 (Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis), Onagraceae (Oenothera caespitosa)
A tendril is "a slender, twining organ used to grasp support for climbing." (Harris & Harris)
Cucurbitaceae (Echinocystis lobata), Fabaceae-2 (Lathyrus eucosmus, Vicia americana), Vitaceae (Parthenocissus vitacea)
Rosaceae (Crataegus succulenta)
Cleomaceae (Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma), Onagraceae (Epilobium hirsutum), Oxalidaceae (Oxalis dillenii)
Ericaceae (Monotropa hypopitys), Orchidaceae (Corallorhiza maculata), Orobanchaceae (Orobanche fasciculata)
Apocynaceae (Apocynum cannabinum)
Boraginaceae (Nama demissum, Tiquilia latior), Caryophyllaceae (Paronychia pulvinata),
Cucurbitaceae (Cucurbita foetidissima), Cupressaceae (Juniperus communis), Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia albomarginata),
Polygonaceae (Polygonum aviculare)
Cucurbitaceae (Cucurbita foetidissima), Cupressaceae (Juniperus communis), Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia albomarginata),
Polygonaceae (Polygonum aviculare)
See: Sedge family
