Dichotomous Key
Here is my dichotomous key assignment The format was a little strange with the bullets, hope you can follow!
Here is my dichotomous key assignment The format was a little strange with the bullets, hope you can follow!
1A: Has needles; woody; cones present….Plant 1 1B: No needles present….Go to 2 2A: Has flowers with petals….Go to 3 2B: Petals absent; incomplete flower….Plant 4 3A: 4 petals, white; gamosepalous; inferior ovary….Plant 2 3B: 6 petals, purple; polysepalous; superior ovary….Plant 3
Plant 1 – Fir Tree Plant 2 – Pine Tree Plant 3 – Birch Tree Plant 4 – Sweetgum Tree
By: Hattie Casserly A. Plants with flowers: Common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia L. (Lamiaceae). Moonshine yarrow, Achillea clypeolata x taygetea’ A. (Asteraceae). B. Plants without flowers: Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae). Coast live Oak, Quercus agrifolia N. (Fagaceae). Ivy, Hedera helix L. (Araliaceae). 2A. Flowering plants in …
The following is my submission for a dichotomous key for the four plants imaged in Module 2: A’. Plant has herbaceous stem –> a,b Included are also my notes on each plant. Any ? indicates uncertainty in claiming such:
Also just a fun note, I learned that willow flowers (plant 4) are reduced and therefore do not have sepals or petals, and are in clusters that truly don’t look much like flowers at all – called catkins! The name catkin comes from the Dutch word for kitten (katteken). Here’s …
A. Plant produces fruit – plant 1 A1. Plant does not produce fruit – go to B B. Plant has complete flower – go to C B1. Plant has incomplete flower – plant 4 C. Plant has white, four-petal flower – plant 2 C1. Plant has purple, five-petal flowers – …
Hopefully this is the right idea! A. If plant has no flowers go to B. A1. If plant has petals go to C. B. Plant has needles go to D. B1. Plant has no needles go to D. C. Plant has purple petals go to E. C1. Plant has white …