Plant Bingo

I had lots of fun with this one, but needed to make two substitutions, because there were no members of the Brassicaceae near me, and I could not find any plants with porate anther dehiscence (Ericaceae or Solanaceae). Plant_Bingo_Assignment

Introductions

My name is Andy.  I am a professor of biological sciences at Indiana University South Bend, where I have been teaching introductory biology, evolutionary biology, and various botany courses for the past 25 years.  I was eagerly planning to make my first trip to Alaska this summer for the Botanical …

Dichotomous key

1A.  Leaves needle-like; stems woody…………………………………………………………………………….      Plant 1 1B.  Leaves with flattened blade, simple or lobed; stems herbaceous………………………………………………       2 2A.  Leaves deeply lobed; stamens numerous; petals purple………………………………………………      Plant 3 2B.  Leaves unlobed; stamens 2-6; petals white or absent…………………………………………………..      3 3A.  Flowers either staminate or pistillate on separate inflorescences; petals absent…..      Plant …