Field Trip 7: McDaniel Campus
03/10/09
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Index:
- Illiceaceae "Star Anis"
- Euonymus, Celastraceae "Bittersweet Family"
- Viburnum, Adoxaceae
- Cardimine Hirsuta, Brassicaceae
- Veronica Percica, Plantaginaceae
- Hedera helix, Araliaceae
- Gymnocladus dioica, Fabaceae
- Cedrus deodara, Pinaceae
- Juniperus sp. , Cupressaceae
- Hydrangea sp. , Hydrangeaceae
- Yucca filamentosa, Agavaceae
- Clematis virginiana, Ramancalaceae
- Lamium purpureum, Lamiaceae
- Lamium amplexicaule, Lamiaceae
- Acer platanoides, Sapindaceae
- Magnolia x soulangeana, Magnoliaceae
- Duchesnea indica, Rosaceae
- Catalpa specioca, Bignoniaceae
- Rhododendron formosa, Ericaceae
- Forsythia sp. , Oleaceae
- Jasminum nudiflorum, Oleaceae
1.UNKNOWN
Illiciaceae > Illicium sp.
- Smelly oil, smells like anise (licorice)
- Used alot in asian cooking
- Commonly grows as hedges & shrubs in warmer climates
2. Bittersweet Family
Celastraceae > Euonymus sp.
3. Vibernum
Adoxaceae > Vibernum sp.
- Opposite arrangement
- Cluster of flowers
- Fruit type: spherical, flattened drupe
4. Hairy Bittercress
Brassicaceae > Cardamine hirsuta
- Mustard family
- 4 petals, 6 stamens, 2-carpulate pistol
- White flowers, seeds explode when touched
5. Persian Speedwell
Plantaginaceae > Veronica persica
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- Short-stalked; broad ovate leaves
- Opposite arrangement
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6. English Ivy
Araliaceae > Hedera helix
- Creeper vine on McDaniel House (behind lewis) & along ground
7. Kentucky Coffeetree
Fabaceae> Gymnocladus dioica
- Fruit type: legumes; green-paste inside
- Roast seeds to make passable coffee grinds
8. Himalayan Cedar
Pinaceae > Cedrus deodara
9. UNKNOWN
Cupressaceae > Juniperus sp.
- Blue-gray cones (berry shape)
- Smells like gin
10. Hydrangea / Hortensia
Hydrangeaceae > Hydrangea sp.
- Larger sterile flowers (attracts pollinators) with smaller fertile flower inside
- Opposite leaves
11. Yucca / Adam's Needle
Agavaceae > Yucca filamentosa
- White bell-shaped flowers; pollinated by yucca moths
- Moths lay eggs in flower, and larvae eats some seeds (plant compensates by overproducing # of seeds)
- White threads on leaf margins
- Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) - confined to Mohave desert; Biblical reference, also an album by U2
12. Virgin's Bower
Ranunculaceae > Clematis virginiana
- Buttercup Family
- Pinnate leaves with 3 leaflets; wind-disposed seeds
13. Purple Deadnettle
Lamiaceae > Lamium purpureum
Purple flowers, square stems, opposite leaves
14. Henbit Deadnettle
Lamiaceae > Lamium amplexicaule
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- Growing out of rock wall
- amplexis = grasping action
- caule = stem
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15. Norway Maple
Sapindaceae > Acer platanoides
- Opposite arrangement
- Samaras paired at obtuse angle
- Leaves resemble sycamore
- Fat buds for a maple; invasive european sp.
16. Saucer Magnolia
Magnoliaceae > Magnolia x soulangeana
- Ornamental flowering hybrid
- Alternate twig/leaf arrangement
- 2 leaves surrounding fuzzy buds; white/pink flowers
17. False/Mock Strawberry
- Rosaceae > Duchesnea indica
- Creeping plant with yellow flowers
- Similar leaves to true Strawberry plants
- Red berries resemble miniature strawberries (no taste)
18. Northern Catalpa
Bignoniaceae > Catalpa speciosa
- Long slender bean-like pod capsules; hang down like icicles
- Flat brown seeds have two papery wings
- Enormously large heart-shaped leaves in Spring
- Brown-grey bark; twisted trunk (trumpet shape)
- Twigs have white-purple spots on bark
19. Azalea
Ericaceae > Rhododendron formosa
- An evergreen shrub, terminal bloom (one flower per stem)
- 5 petals, pink/red color
- Toxic to dogs when ingested
20. Forsythia
Oleaceae > Forsythia sp. (Possible ID: F. suspensa)
- Olive family (Fruit: drupes with a pit)
- Flowering shrub with yellow flowers
- Fruit type: capsule with winged seeds
- Anged green twig ends; opposite arrangement
- Named after Scottish botanist, William Forsyth.
21. Winter Jasmine
Oleaceae > Jasminum nudiflorum
- Opposite pinnate leaves
- 6 petals, bright yellow
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