Plant Families 3

Question 0

Chenopodiaceae

Answer 0

Gooseberry family.
Farinose-surface with small granular vesicles filled with water
Some economic important grow edible fruits - beets and spinach
Some cultivated ornamental species
Some agricultural weeds
100-113 genera 1500 species

Question 1

Caryophyllaceae

Answer 1

Dichasial - compound cyme with flower forming parts.
66-75 genera with 2000 species
Economic importance with many being colorful ornamentals - carnation
Some tend to be weedy in nature.

Question 2

Cactaceae

Answer 2

50-150 genera 200 species
Mostly new world species
Some found in temperate regions mostly in tropical areas
Stem succulent and have areoles

Question 3

Polygonaceae

Answer 3

Buckwheat family
30-49 genera 1000 species
Mostly north temperate species some in tropics
Peculiar stipule- ocrea-sheath formed by fusion of two stipules
Some produce fruits- rhubarb and buckwheat

Question 4

Ericaceae

Answer 4

Heather or blue berry family
Corolla often ulcerolate- shaped like an urn or pitcher
Fruit capsule berry or drupe
116-125 genera 3500 species 
Occurs from polar regions to tropics
Contains many prized ornamentals
Fruits are blueberrys or cranberries
Corollas are sympetalous- fused

Question 5

Polemoniaceae

Answer 5

Phlox family
18-20 genera - 300 species
Restricted to temperate areas mostly in California
Flowers all 5numerous and radially symmetric
Calyx have sympetalous green center

Question 6

Primulaceae

Answer 6

Primrose family
23-30 genera 1000 species
Fruit capsule - sometimes circumsessile
Flower formula Ca5 Co 5 a5 G5

Question 7

Rubiaceae

Answer 7

Madder family
450-606 6500 species 
Tropical members are trees or shrubs
Tropical are herbaceous 
Economically important - coffee and quinine

Question 8

Asclepiadaceae

Answer 8

Milkweed family
315 genera with 2000 species
Greatest diversity occur in South America
Avoided by everything besides butterfly caterpillars
Milky sap is bitter tasting containing alkaloids poisonous

Question 9

Boraginaceae

Answer 9

Borage family 110-131 genera 2400 species
Common inflorescence is scorpiod cyme
Very unique gynocieum -‘deeply four lobed ovary with style arising from base of ovary
Fruit breaks apart to 4 one seed nutlets

Question 10

Laminaceae

Answer 10

Mint family
Fruit - nutlets 4 (1-3)
200-212 3200 species
Inflorescence often verticillate - arranged in whorls
Economically important - supply aromatic oils -
Many herbs- thyme and basil

Question 11

Schrophulariaceae

Answer 11

Figwort family 
190-275 genera  4000 species
Widespread across the world
Fruit capsule - rarely a berry
Some capable of joining other plants root system 
Important drug - digitalis

Question 12

Solanaceae

Answer 12

Potato or nightshade family
85-96 genera 2800 species
Important for potatoes and Tabacco

Question 13

Campanulaceae

Answer 13

Bellflower family
70-84 genera with 1800-2000 species
Contains two sub families
Fruit is generally a capsule that dehiscence in various ways

Question 14

Caprifoliaceae

Answer 14

Honeysuckle family
13-15 genera - 400 species
Greatest diversity in Asia and eastern America
Make many wines and jellies

Question 15

Apiaceae

Answer 15

Carrot family
428 genera with 3000 species
Typically a pair of dome shaped conical stylopodia - disk like expansion many crops are grown