Log of Plants PBIO 109 - 2014 incompletely updated through Thursday July 3 more to do on data and images |
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Tuesday June 17 |
Centennial Woods |
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1. touch-me-not Impatiens Balsaminaceae ~alternate simple leaves ~glaucous and glabrous |
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2. garlic mustard, Alliaria Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) |
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3. alternate-leaved dogwood,
Cornus Cornaceae ~arcuate secondary veins, tertiary veins perpendicular to midrib |
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4. bedstraw, Galium Rubiaceae whorled leaves, climbs over other plants with stiff, downward-pointing hairs |
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5. celandine, Chelidonium Papaveraceae ~colored latex (only Papveraceae have colored latex in Vermont) ~alternate, pinnately compound leaves |
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Wednesday, June 18 | Ethan Allen Park |
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6. wild ginger, Asarum Aristolochiaceae ~essential oils of the magnoliids ~flowers designed for carrion-beetle pollination ~seeds with arils for ant dispersal |
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7. jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema Araceae ~ one palmately compound leaf ~ inflorescence with a bract enclosing the flowers ~ plants male when young, female when older ~pollinated by small flies (fungus gnats, NOT carrion flies!_ |
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8. Desmodium (Hylodesmum) woodland tick-trefoil Fabaceae (Leguminosae) ~alternate. compound leaves with stipules |
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9. Parthenocissus, Virginia creeper Vitaceae ~ tendrils are transformed inflorescences at 180˚ from a leaf base. |
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REVIEW WITH NEW PLANT: bloodroot, Sanguinaria
Papaveraceae colored (orange-red) latex, fruit with arils dispersed by ants |
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Thursday, June 19 |
Rock Point |
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10. Hesperis Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) ~radially symmetrical corolla of four separate petals (perhaps a bit bilateral) |
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11. Kolkwitzia Caprifoliaceae ~connate corolla with bilateral symmetry |
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12. goutweed, Aegopodium Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) ~five separate petals, radial symmetry, sepals five, almost reduced ~umbel inflorescence |
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13. Ammophila champlainensis Poaceae (Gramineae) ~stolons! ~Champlain Sea remnant, endangered in Vermont |
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14. Robinia Fabaceae (Leguminosae) perianth---- ~calyx of 5 sepals, bilaterally symmetrical, connate ~corolla bilaterally symmetrical, of five petals, 1 banner (separate) 2 wings (separate) 2 keels (fused) |
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Monday, June 23 |
Oakledge |
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15. staghorn sumac, Rhus Anacardiaceae ~DISC! ~separate stamen-bearing and pistil-bearing plants |
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16. buttercup, Ranunculus Ranunculaceae FAMILY: palmate leaf design many stamens no fusion in flower |
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17. columbine, Aquilegia Ranunculaceae FAMILY: palmate leaf design many stamens no fusion in flower |
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18. northern bush honeysuckle, Diervilla Caprifoliaceae FAMILY: corolla fused corolla symmetry bilateral stamens = petals |
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19. bluets, Houstonia Rubiaceae HETEROSTYLY! FAMILY: corolla fused corolla symmetry radial stamen = petals |
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Tuesday June 24 |
Colchester Bog |
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20.batard toadflax, Comandra SANTALACEAE ~stamens equal and opposite the tepals ~parasitic |
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21. pitcher plant, Sarracenia Sarraceniaceae |
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22. sheep laurel, Kalmia Ericaceae FAMILY ~connate corolla ~stamens teice the petals ~stamens porocidal |
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ERICACEAE IN THE BOG |
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23. whorled loosestrife, Lysimachia
quadrifolia PRIMULACEAE ~marginal vein conncts tips of secondaries ~stamens connate (the filmanets) ~stamens equal and opposite the petals ~superior ovary |
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Wednesday, June 25 |
Ethan Allen Homestead |
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24. henbane, Leonurus Lamiaceae (Labiatae) FAMILY square stems opposite leaves connate bilateral corolla stamens two or four (fewer than sepals) style forked ovary superior fruit of four small nuts |
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25. iris, Iris Iridaceae MONOCOT FEATURES parallel, close-set secondaries two whorls of three tepals FAMILY stamens three ovary inferior |
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26. the rose, Rosa Rosaceae KEY CHARACTERS FOR FAMILY stipules (right imagE) many stamens hypanthium |
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Thursday June 26 |
UVM |
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27. Oenothera, evening
primrose Onagraceae ~parts in fours ~hypanthium ~inferior ovary |
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28. Potentilla, cinquefoil Rosaceae |
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Monday June 30 |
Red Rocks Park |
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29. Geranium robertianum, Herb Robert Geraniaceae ~separate petals ~radial symmetry ~stamens twice the petals |
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30. Solanum dulcamara,
bittersweet nightshade Solanaceae ~alternate leaves ~radial symmetry ~petals fused ~stamens adnate to the petals |
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Tuesday July 1 |
Canoe Trip! Lewis Creek and Lake
Champlain |
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fruits |
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31. Sagittaria, arrowhead Alismataceae ~leaves with arcuate secondaries and well-developed tertiaries ~flower parts in threes (number of whorls unclear) ~stamens many ~the genus is monoecious, not the family |
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32. Amorpha Fabaceae (Leguminosae) ~alternate, ~pinnately compound leaves ~stipules ~banner (no wings or keels) ~10 stamens ~one simple pistil |
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Gardner's Island restricted flora 33. Zanthoxylum, prickly ash Rutaceae |
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Gardner's Island restricted flora 34. Staphylea, bladdernut Staphylaeaceae |
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Gardner's Island restricted flora 35. Taenidia, yellow pimpernel Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) threatened species, Vermont rules |
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36. Nymphaea, water lily Nymphaeaceae |
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37. Nuphar, spatterdock Nymphaeaceae |
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38. Butomus, flowering rush Butomaceae ~two whorls of three tepals ~nine stamens ~the protandrous flowers here are in their second, pistillate phase |
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Wednesday July 2 |
back to Ethan Allen Homestead |
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39. Lythrum, purple
loosestrife Lythraceae ~hypanthium without stamens ~separate petals ~stamens twice the petals ~tristyly (heterostyly with three forms) |
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40. Acorus, sweetflag Acoraceae 41. Sparganium, bur-reed Sparganiaceae 42. Typha, cattail Typhaceae 43. Carex, sedge Cyperaceae 44. Phalaris, reed-canary grass Poaceae(Gramineae) 45. Glyceria, manna grass Poaceae (Gramineae) |
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Thursday July 3 |
Shelburne Bay Fishing Access |
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46. Asclepias, milkweed Apocynaceae ~opposite laves ~latex ~two separate ovaries ~connate corolla ~stamens = petals ~stamens adnate to petals THE GENUS HAS ~corona (a fancy disk) ~pollen in pollinia connected by translators to a bead |
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47. Cichorium, chicory Asteraceae (Compositae) ~connate corolla ~inferior ovary ~two-carpellate ~five connate anthers |
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48. Leucanthemum, ox-eye daisy Asteraceae (Compositae) ~white ray flowers(symmetry bilateral) ~yellow disk flowers (symmetry radial) |