Log of Plants PBIO 109 - 2013
This list is a record by day
Monday June 17	UVM1
	NO NUMBER hop-clover, Trifolium, Leguminosae	SITES AP Airport Park BNA Beach at end of North Ave CW Centennial Woods  6/12 EAH Ethan Allen Homestead 6/14 EAP Ethan Allen Park LCC Lake Champlain Canoe NB North Beach OL Oakledge 6/13 RR Red Rocks SB Shelburne Bay UVM1 6/11 (beyond the parking lot) UVM2 walk from Torrey Hall to Jeffords
	NO NUMBER milkweed, Asclepias Apocynaceae opposite leaves, white latex --- two characters define one family in Vermont
Tuesday June 18	Centennial Woods
	1. white ash,  Fraxinus Oleaceae opposite pinnately compound leaves (atypical of family, which usually has opposite simple leaves)
	2. stinging nettle, Urtica Urticaceae opposite leaves with serrate edges, strong bark stipules (four per node)
	3. bedstraw, Galium Rubiaceae whorled leaves, climbs over other plants with stiff, downward-pointing hairs
	4. alternate-leaved dogwood, Cornus Cornaceae ~arcuate secondary veins, tertiary veins perpendicular to midrib
	5. blackberry, Rubus Rosaceae ~alternate, palmately compound leaves; ~canes last two years, flower the second, ~stipules are precocious
	6. celandine, Chelidonium Papaveraceae alternate, pinnately compound leaves 2 deciduous sepals 4 separate petals, radial symmetry many stamens one pistil splitting into two vales (the green canoes) and two placentae (the hoop) bearing seeds with arils ovary superior (perianth scars at ovary base)
	7. 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)
Wednesday, June 19	Ethan Allen Park
	8. stonecrop, Sedum Crassulaceae ~succulent leaves ~radial symmetry ~sepals and petals in fives ~stamens twice the petals ~five pistils
	9. speedwell, Veronica Scrophulariaceae (Plantaginaceae) ~bilateral symmetry ~fused (connate) corolla ~stames 5, petals 4, stamens 2
	10. bloodroot, Sanguinaria Papaveraceae colored (orange-red) latex, fruit with arils dispersed by ants
	11. wild ginger, Asarum Aristolochiaceae ~essential oils of the magnoliids ~three sepals ~ fruits splitting into six sections ~each with seeds with arils for ant dispersal
Thursday, June 20	Airport Park, Colchester
	12. golden heather, Hudsonia Cistaceae endangered in Vermont -- a remnant of the shifting-sand flora along glacial Lake Champlain
	13. pitcher plant, Sarracenia Sarraceniaceae bumblebee pollinated, petals still in place in this photo
	14. sheep laurel, Kalmia Ericaceae ~connate corolla ~stamens twice the petals ~anthers poricidal visitors trip the cocked stamens (not buzz-pollinated)
	OTHER ERICACEAE sheep laurel, bog laurel Kalmia rhodora, Rhododendron cranberry, Vaccinium highbush blueberry, Vaccinium bog rosemary, Andromeda leatherleaf, Chamaedaphne
	15. sandwort, Arenaria Caryophyllaceae ~ swollen nodes (source of family name) ~five separate sepals and petals ~stamens twice the petals ~three styles
	16. blackberry, Rubus Rosaceae (repeat of 5) ~5 sepals and petals ~ many stamens ~simple pistils build an aggregate in fruit
Monday, June 24	Ethan Allen Homestead
	17. grape  Vitis Vitaceae ~tendril homology: transformed inflorescence
	18. staghorn sumac, Rhus Anacardiaceae FAMILY ~rosid syndrome (distinct sepals and petals, separate petals, stamens twice the petals, disk present, carpels 3 or 5 per flower)
	19. dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis Brassicaceae FAMILY ~four separate sepals and petals ~six stamens, two short and for long ~disk of separate glands ~2-carpellate, 2-locular  ovary with pariental placentation
	20. iris, Iris Iridaceae FAMILY ~monocot syndrome (flower parts in 3s, perianth poorly differentiated, many parallel secondary veins) ~three stamens ~inferior ovary
MONOCOTS FROM THE MARSH --- THIS YEAR's PHOTO NEEDS HELP, THIS IS LAST YEAR'S
	21. sweetflag
	22. arrowleaf, Sagittaria
	23. water plantain? Alisma, Alismataceae
	24. calla lily, Calla Araceae
	25. duckweed, Lemna Araceae
	26. bur-reed, Sparganium Sparganiaceae
	27. cat-tail.  Typha  Typhaceae
	28. sedge, Carex
	29. reed-canary grass, Phalaris, Poaceae
	30. dogwood, Cornus Cornaceae in flower this time (see number 4) FAMILY ~separate petals ~stamens = petals ~disk present ~inferior ovary
	31. bladderwort, Utricularia Lentibulariaceae (not on family handout, near Scrophulariaceae link to video of trap function from Madi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb_SLZFsMyQ
Red Rocks Park	June 25
	32. herb Robert, Geranium Geraniaceae ~5 separate petals and sepals ~10 separate stamens in two whorls ~five-branched style a typical Rosid
	33. deadly nightshade, Solanum Solanaceae ~asterid syndrome, including --connate corolla ~stamens adnate to the corolla ~stamens = petals ~carpels two for the family: alternate leaves, radial symmetry, foul odor to crushed leaves
	34. bluets, Houstonia Rubiaceae ~heterostyly! family: ~asterid syndrome, inferior ovary, fused stipules, radial symmetry
Oakledge Park	June 26
	35. valerian, Valeriana Valerianaceae/Caprifoliaceae valerian combines radial symmetry with stamens fewer than petals --- rare in asterids
	36. buttercup, Ranunculus Ranunculaceae our most primitive eudicot: FAMILY ~no fusion ~many stamens ~compound, palmate-design leaves
	37. plantain, Plantago Plantaginaceae Asterid! ~corolla small and papery ~stamens prominent (hover-fly or wind dispersal) This family now includes many former Scrophulariaceae
Airport Park II	June 27
	38. anemone, Anemone Ranunculaceae compare to number 36 --- here there is only one perianth whorl, otherwise quite similar
	39. avens, Geum Rosaceae FAMILY ~stipules ~hypanthium ~many stamens ~radial symmetry DISPERSAL ~styles hooked for passive animal dispersal
	40. milkweed, Asclepias Apocynaceae FAMILY ~asterid syndrome ~corona (modified disk) white latex separate ovaries, united or separate style and stigmas
	41. vetch, Vicia Leguminosae/Fabaceae FAMILY: ~alternate, compound leaves and stipules ~distinct sepals and petals all separate at the base ~stamens 2x petals ~one simple pistil ~legume fruit type