Fabaceae Flashcards
1
Q
Habit
A
Herbs only in our area (can be shrubs, but not here)
2
Q
Leaves
A
Typically pinnately compound or trifoliate. Sometimes leaflets modified into tendrils, stipules
3
Q
Inflorescence
A
Various, sometimes a single flower
4
Q
Flowers
A
Showy, bilateral. Termed papilionaceous due to their resemblance to a butterfly
5
Q
Calyx & Corolla
A
5 sepals, connate. 5 petals, differentiated into banner (uppermost), 2 wings, and a keel (fusion of two bottom petals)
6
Q
Stamens & Carpels
A
10 stamens (9 connate, 1 distinct). 1 carpel
7
Q
Ovary
A
Superior. Nectar disk at ovary base.
8
Q
Placentation
A
Parietal
9
Q
Fruit
A
Typically a legume, occasionally a loment
