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Brassicaceae |
Lvs= alternate, no stipules, simple/pinnate Flats= cross shaped, arranged in RACEMES! |
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Lamiaceae |
SQUARE STEMS lvs= simple, no stipules, often glandular hairs, opposite pairs at right angle to pair above Flowers = irregular, in whorls at each node Sepals=5 Petals=United, usually 2 lipped, but often hard to count. Ovary= SUPERIOR! Fruit= 4 nutlets in a persistent calyx |
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Iridaceae |
Iridaceae |
Roots= bulbs, corms, or rhizomes Lvs= lanceolate, fibrous Flowers = 6 segments (2 rows of 3), regular or irregular Sepals= flower bud wrapped in paper like swathe Ovary= INFERIOR
Examples-crocus spp, Iris versicolour |
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Boriginaceae |
Stem= round Leaves = simple, alternate, no stipules Flowers = regular, in 5s, Bell Sepals= long, hairy Stamens= attached to petal wall. Ovary= superior, 2 carpels Calyx= persistent Fruit= 4 nutlets Other= bristly, mucilage Examples= Borago off., Pulmenaria off., symphytum spp.
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Asteraceae |
Leaves= alternate, (sometimes opposite) Flowers = disc Ray Fruit= Achene Sepals= in many spp, a ring of hair(Pappus) Collar of bracts(involucre) |
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Rosaceae |
Leaves = alternate, often compound, SAW TOOTHED EDGE Stipules adhered to leaf stalk Carpels= free and numerous Recepticle=cup shaped, May engulf flowers (like rose hips) Chem=tannins Examples= pruny spp; cherries, peaches, apricots prunus spp contain CYANOGENIC GLYCOSIDES |
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Fabaceae |
Leaves = alternate, WITH STIPULES, compound, trifoliate, pinnate. Roots= N fixing bacteria Sepals=5, United Fruit=legumes Chemistry =flavones and alkaloids(can be fatal to livestock) Stamens=10+ Ovary=superior, single Also, flower = 5 petals, forming distinctive “banner, wings, and keel” |
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