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Week 1 Spring '10

Page history last edited by djl002 13 years, 11 months ago

Trees:

1.  Chestnut Oak

Quercus prinus or montana

Fagaceae

 

2.  Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Pinaceae

 

3.  Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Fagaceae (beech)

 

4.  Birch Tree

Betula sp. (probably papyrifera, the paper birch)

Betulaceae

 

5.  American Elm Tree

Ulmus americana

Ulmaceae 

 

6.  Norway Maple

Acer platanoides

Sapindaceae

 

7.  Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Magnoliaceae

 

8.  Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Altingiaceae 

 

9.  Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Cupressaceae 

 

10.  Norway Spruce

Picea abies

Pinaceae

 

11.  American sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Platanaceae

 

12.  Dogwood Tree

Cornus florida

Cornaceae

 

13.  American Holly

Ilex opaca

Aquifoliaceae

 

14.  Black Walnut tree

Juglans nigra

Juglandaceae

Order: Fagales

 

15. Kentucky Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Fabaceae 

 

 

Bushes & Non-woody Plants:

16.  Yew Bush (Conifer Bush we looked at)

Taxus baccata

Taxaceae

 

17. Purple dead-nettle

Lamium purpureum

Lamiaceae (mint family)

 

18.  Henbit

Lamium amplexicaule

Lamiaceae

 

19. Yucca

Yucca flaccida or filamentosa

Agavaceae 

 

20. Veronica / Speedwell

Veronica sp.

Plantaginaceae (this is what I wrote down during our class, but I just looked it up and my guidebook says Scrophulariaceae---anyone know about this one?)

 

From Dr. M: Scrophulariaceae and Plantaginaceae are sister families. Historically, Scroph. was the huge one (snapdragons, foxgloves, speedwell, etc.) and Plantag. was rather small (plantains, which are very common yard weeds you've probably not noticed), but recent DNA evidence led botanists to shift most species from one to the other, leaving Plantag. the big family now, and Scroph. relatively small. I'm still getting used to the change myself. I'll accept either family. 

 

 

If anything is missing or spelled something wrong, please fix it.


 

 

Comments (3)

Dr. McMillan said

at 3:57 pm on Mar 10, 2010

I added my notes to the photos that were taken with my cameras. Not all of the species I introduced had photos. I've tried to add them too the list above, but I don't remember the sequence.

Brian Jumonville said

at 5:05 pm on Mar 12, 2010

I added some more trees/bushes. If there are any missing from Week 1, please add them. There were a few bushes that Dr. McMillan showed us in which he said we were only going to see once (on McDaniel Campus). So, I did not add those.

Emily said

at 7:11 pm on Mar 15, 2010

I added a couple trees with their family names. However, I am not sure if we needed to know them or not. (?)

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