Log of Plants PBIO 109 - 2015
This list is a record by day
Tuesday July 14	Centennial Woods
	1. enchanter's nightshade Circaea, Onagraceae opposite, simple leaves with pinnate venation, no stipules glandular hairs, hooked hairs on the fruit
	2. stinging nettle, Urtica Urticaceae ~opposite leaves with serrate edges ~bast fibers (aka phloem fibers or strong bark) ~venation is palmate (but with a number of secondaries arising from the midvein)
	3. blackberry, Rubus Rosaceae ~alternate, palmately compound leaves; ~canes last two years, flower the second, ~stipules are precocious We also talked about another member of the Rosaceae, avens (genus is Geum)
	4. lily of the valley, Convallaria Liliaceae/Asparagaceae MONOCOT FEATURES ~parallel leaf veins ~sympodial branching (constant surrender of dominance) TOXIN is a cardiac glycoside (smooth muscle stimulator, impact is on heart function)
	5. celandine, Chelidonium Papaveraceae ~colored latex (only Papaveraceae have colored latex in Vermont) ~alternate, pinnately compound leaves
Wednesday June 15	Oakledge Park
	6. buttercup, Ranunculus Ranunculaceae our most primitive eudicot: ~no fusion ~many stamens ~compound, palmate-design leaves
	7. woundwort, Stachys Lamiaceae (Labiatae) key characters for the family: ~square stems ~opposite leaves ~4 nutlets ~connate corolla ~bilateral symmetry genus: ~sepals radial, five
	8. self-heal, Prunella —Lamiaceae (Labiatae) key characters for the family: ~square stems ~opposite leaves ~4 nutlets ~connate corolla ~bilateral symmetry genus: ~sepals bilateral, five
	9.Queen Anne's lace, Daucus, Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) ~separate, deeply lobed  petals ~minute sepals
Thursday June 16	Rock Point
	10. Campanula, bellflower — Campanulaceae ~latex ~alternate simple, serrate  leaves without stipules ~connate corolla ~radial symmetry ~five free stamens
	11. day lily, Hemerocallis — Hemarrhoeaceae ~two whorls of three tepals ~six stamens (these bilaterally symmetrical) ~secondaries parallel the midvein
	12. dame's rocket, Hesperis -- Brassicaceae ~four separate sepals and petals ~six stamens, two short and four long ~disk of separate glands
	13. chicory, Chicorium — Asteraceae (Compositae)   ~blossom is actually a large group of small flowers ~connate corolla ~bilateral symmetry ~connate anthers
	14. Indian hemp, Apocynum — Apocynaceae ~milky latex ~contorted estivation of petals ~connate corolla ~stamens adnate to the corolla
Monday July 20	Ethan Allen Homestead
	15. Lysimachia loosestrife  PRIMULACEAE ~stamens equal and opposite the petals
	16. Lythrum swamp loosestrife ~perianth of six parts ~stamens twice the petals, in two whorls ~hypanthium present, includes only sepals and petals ~heterostyly: three forms differing in lengths of stamens and styles
	17 to 22. Marsh monocots.
Tuesday July 21	Airport Park I
	23. Spergularia,  sandspurrey Caryophyllaceae ~opposite, simple leaves ~5 separate petals
	24. Silene white campion Caryophyllaceae ~opposite, simple leaves ~swollen nodes ~fused calyx ~separate petals ~stamens twice the petals ~imperfect flowers, dioecious plants We did not see the pistillate flower pictured here.
	25. Lotus, Fabaceae bird's foot trefoil (Leguminosae) ~alternate compound leaves with stipules ~calyx of 5 fused sepals ~corolla bilateral, of five petals (banner wings and keels)-keels fused above the base ~10 stamens (2x petals); nine fused together ~one simple pistil
	26. Trifolium, Fabaceae (Leguminosae) clovers ~alternate compound leaves with stipules ~calyx of 5 fused sepals ~corolla bilateral, of five petals (banner wings and keels)-keels fused above the base ~10 stamens (2x petals); nine fused together ~one simple pistil
Wednesday July 22	Airport Park II
	Fruits
Thursday July 23	Airport Park III
	27. Hudsonia, golden heather Cistaceae
	28–40, Bog plants
	41. Cephalanthus, Rubiaceae buttonbush ~opposite or whorled simple leaves ~radial symmetry ~stipules present, fused ~ 4-5 fused petals, 4-5 sepals ~stamens = petals. ~adnate to petals ~ovary compound, inferior ~inflorescence a head