rshawnabrahams's Identifications
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garrethall0500Description
Amaryllidaceae narcissus
A. Location:
i. found growing on the west side of the Anheuser Bush Natural Resource Building
B. Leaf Description:
i. Parralel venation
ii. Linear shape
iii. Entire margin
iv. Green coloration
v. Glabrous vestiture
C. Habitat description:
i. Bulbous (modified underground leaves)
Basal leaf arrangement
ii. Herbaceous
iii. About 30 cm tall and 7 cm wide
iv. Herb
Additional info: scapose stem,
D. Fertile Structure Description:
i. Determinate; (single flower inflorescence type)
ii. Actinomorphic symmetry (radial)
iii. Coronate flower shape (contains corona extension of Corolla)
iv. Yellow color (may be white, orange, or even pink)
v. Dehiscent (dry) fruit; capsule
Common floricultural plant for gardens and flower beds
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Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)Observer
garrethall0500Description
A. Location:
i. found growing in the hills of Cuivre River State Park.
B. Leaf Description:
i. pinnate vienation
ii. Obovate shape
iii. Entire margin
iv. Green coloration
v. Glabrous vestiture
C. Habitat description:
i. Alternate leaf arrangement
simple
ii. Herbaceous
iii. About 15 cm tall and 7 cm wide
iv. Herb
D. Fertile Structure Description:
i. Spike infloresence
ii. Radial symmetry
iii. Infundibular flower shape
iv. Blue color (may be purple or even pink)
v. The fruit is capsular or consists of 4 1-seeded nutlets or a 1-4-seeded nut or drupe.
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Observer
garrethall0500Description
Amaryllidaceae narcissus
A. Location:
i. found growing on the west side of the Anheuser Bush Natural Resource Building
B. Leaf Description:
i. Parralel venation
ii. Linear shape
iii. Entire margin
iv. Green coloration
v. Glabrous vestiture
C. Habitat description:
i. Bulbous (modified underground leaves)
Basal leaf arrangement
ii. Herbaceous
iii. About 30 cm tall and 7 cm wide
iv. Herb
Additional info: scapose stem,
D. Fertile Structure Description:
i. Determinate; (single flower inflorescence type)
ii. Actinomorphic symmetry (radial)
iii. Coronate flower shape (contains corona extension of Corolla)
iv. Yellow color (may be white, orange, or even pink)
v. Dehiscent (dry) fruit; capsule
Common floricultural plant for gardens and flower beds
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