BIOL 301, PLANT TAXONOMY LAB -- Species List for Sub-xeric Longleaf and Ponds
17 March 2008
FAMILY GENUS SPECIES MODERN NAME COMMON NAME IMAGES
Asteraceae Chaptalia tomentosa * sunbonnets Habit in flower Basal rosette Back of leaf, close
Asteraceae Heterotheca graminifolia Pityopsis graminifolia grass-leaved goldenaster Leaves Panicle
Asteraceae Pterocaulon pycnostachyum Pterocaulon virgatum blackroot Habit in flower
Clethraceae Clethra alnifolia * sweet pepperbush Habit with remnant fruit Leaves Flowers
Droseraceae Drosera spp. * sundew Habit Flowers
Fagaceae Quercus laevis * turkey oak Most typical leaves Another version
Myricaceae Myrica heterophylla Morella caroliniensis southern bayberry Leaves
Nyssaceae Nyssa biflora * pond gum Habit in pond Leaves
Osmundaceae Osmunda cinnamomea * cinnamon fern Habit in spore Immature sporophyll, close Fiddlehead Scales at base of leaf
Pinaceae Pinus palustris * longleaf pine Mature habit Bottlebrush stage Grass stage Female cone Male cone Mature bark
Poaceae Andropogon spp. * broomsedge Base of leaves Dormant habit
Pteridaceae Pteridium aquilinum Dennstaedtiaceae bracken fern Leaf
Rosaceae Sorbus arbutifolia Photinia pyrifolia red chokeberry Habit in flower Habit in flower Fruits
Taxodiaceae Taxodium ascendens Cupressaceae pond cypress Habit in pond Leaves
NOTE - the term is DECURRENT!!!