Rocky Mountain Flora BIOO 335 - Final section Part 1

Family to Know - Ericaceae

Petals - 5, radial or bilateral
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 10
Fruit - Capsule or berry
Leaves - alternate
Inflo- urceolate corolla
gyno - bisexual, one style is hollow
Other- Herbs & shrubs - woody perennial, mycorrhizal fungi

Genera to know - Vaccinium

Petals - 5, radial or bilateral
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 10
Fruit - berry not juicy
Leaves - alternate
Inflo- urceolate corolla
gyno - bisexual, one style is hollow
Other- Shrubs - woody perennial, deciduous

Ericaceae Vaccinium

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Genera to know Artostaphylos

Petals - 5, radial or bilateral
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 10
Fruit - mealy drupe
Leaves - alternate
Inflo- urceolate corolla
gyno - bisexual, one style is hollow
Other- creeping shrubs - woody, evergreen

Ericaceae Artostaphylos

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Genera to Know Cornus

Petals - 4
Sepals - 4
Stamens - many
Fruit - drupe
Leaves - opposite
Inflo- showy bracts
gyno - 2 fushed carpels
Other- woody

Cornus

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Genera to know Philadelphus

Petals - 4
Sepals - 4
Stamens - many (long)
Fruit - capsule
Leaves - opposite
Inflo- raceme
gyno - 3 -5 carpels
Other- woody

Philadelphus

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Family to know Caprifoliaceae

Petals - 5, tubular
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 5, epipetalous
Fruit - capsule, drupe, berry
Leaves - opposite
Inflo- showy bracts
gyno - 1 style
Other- woody

Genera to know Symphoricarpos

Petals - 5, tubular
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 5, epipetalous
Fruit - 2 seeded drupe,
Leaves - opposite and entire
Inflo- showy bracts
gyno - 1 style
Other- woody deciduous

Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos

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Genera to know Linnaea

Petals - 5, tubular, flowers are paired in twos.
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 4
Fruit -capsule
Leaves - opposite and entire
Inflo- showy bracts
gyno - 1 style
Other- woody deciduous

Caprifoliaceae Linnaea

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Family to know Boraginaceae

Petals - 5
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 5 epipetalous
Fruit - 4 nutlets
Leaves - alternate and very hairy
Inflo- helicoid cyme
gyno - 2 fused carpels
Other- herbs

Genera to know Myosotis

Petals - 5, very very tiny
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 5 epipetalous
Fruit - 4 nutlets
Leaves - alternate and very hairy
Inflo- helicoid cyme
gyno - 2 fused carpels
Other- herbs, found in wet areas

Boraginaceae Myosotis

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Family to know Lamiaceae

Petals - 5 bilateral corolla 5 lobed with 2 lips
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 4 epipetalous
Fruit - 4 nutlets
Leaves - opposite and dentate
Inflo- tiered racemes
gyno - 2 fused carpels
Other- herbs, found in wet areas

Genera to know Agastache

Petals - 5 bilateral corolla 5 lobed with 2 lips, terminal spike whorled
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 4 epipetalous
Fruit - 4 nutlets
Leaves - opposite and dentate
Inflo- tiered racemes
gyno - 2 fused carpels
Other- aromatic (skunky smell)

Lamiaceae Agastache

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Genera to know Phlox

Petals - 5, salverform tube, radial
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 5, epipetalous
Fruit - capsule, explosive diehiscent
Leaves - opposite linear
Inflo- raceme
gyno - bisexual, 3 fused carpels in 1 style
Other- herbs mat forming

Phlox

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Genera to know Dodecatheon

Petals - 5, reflexed petals, regular
Sepals - 5
Stamens - 5
Fruit - capsule
Leaves - basal simple
Inflo- umbel sometimes
gyno - 5 fused carpels
Other- buzz pollinated

Dodecatheon

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