1. Buttercup family and some other dicots. Flashcards
1
Q
papaveraceae
A
dicot, poppies
2
Q
salicaceae
A
willow, dicot
3
Q
betalaceae
A
dicot, maple
4
Q
iridaceae
A
iris, monocot
5
Q
arecaceae
A
palm, monocot
6
Q
potamogetonaceae
A
pondweed, monocot
7
Q
zosteraeceae
A
eelgrass, monocot
8
Q
ranunculaeceae
A
buttercup, dicot
9
Q
Class Ranunculaeceae characteristics
A
- buttercups
- herbs
- many stamens
- several to many SEPARATE carpels
- superior ovaries
- leaves dissected no stipules
- many are toxic
10
Q
stipule
A
tiny leaf sticking out at the base of the main leaf
11
Q
examples of buttercup (class ranunculaeceae
A
- anemone (windflower)
- columbine
- monkshood
- white clematis
- goldenseal
- buttercup
12
Q
goldenseal extract
A
- cure inflammation
- almost extinct
13
Q
columbines
A
spurs on petals (nectar),
stamens
14
Q
monkshood
A
- highly poison
- sepals on outside, petals tucked underneath hood
- aconita… makes aconitin.
- aconitin causes arrhythmia
15
Q
white clematis
A
virgin’s bower
sepals rather than petals
the leaves are opposite of each other
