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A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO WILDFLOWER ID Materials borrowed from Wildflowers of Texas Hill Country, LBJ Wildflower Center Native Plant Index References

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ABEGINNER’SGUIDE

TOWILDFLOWERID

MaterialsborrowedfromWildflowersofTexasHillCountry,LBJWildflowerCenterNativePlantIndex

References

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DESCRIPTIONPRACTICE

COMMONLEAFSHAPES

COMMONLEAFARRANGEMENTS

COMMONINFLORESCENSEARRANGEMENTS

COMMONLEAFTYPES

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DESCRIPTIONPRACTICE

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DESCRIPTIONPRACTICE

TIPSFORIDENTIFYINGPLANTS

• Lookattheleaves.Someflowers(especiallyasters)havesimilarinflorescences,butdifferentleaves.Seeleft.

• Followthefamily.Becauseplantsinafamilyarecloselyrelated,theyoftenlooksimilar.Ifyouseeaplantthatissimilartoyoursample,lookthroughthefamilyuntilyoufindaclosermatch.

• Gofrombroadtonarrow.Plantsinafamilyoftensharecharacteristics(forinstance,astershave“compound”,daisylikeflowers)Withinthisfamilytherearegeniuses(likesunflowers)thatareevenmoresimilar.

• IfyouthinkyouhavethecorrectID,payattentiontobloomtime.Ifyoursampleisidenticaltothefigureinthebook,butis6monthsoutofbloomtimeitmaynotbecorrect.

RECOMMENDEDRESOURCESFORBEGINNERS

• Fieldguidespecifictotheareainwhichyoulive.Ifyouarejuststarting,Irecommendoneorganizedbycolor.

o ByColor:WildflowersofTexas-G.Ajilvsgio ByFamily:WilflowersofTexasHillCountry-M.

Enquist• LBJWildflowerCenterNativePlantIndex-youcan

searchtheirvastplantindexbycolor,seasonalityandmanymore.

• iNaturalist-citizenscientistscanusecrowdsourcingtoidentifynativeplants,animalsandfungi.YoucanalsoIDotherobservations.

HELPFULVOCABULARYFORPLANTID

Annual-plantcompletingitslifecyclewithinasingleyearorseason.Aromatic-fragrant,usuallyinreferencetoascentgivenbycrushedleavesAwn-terminalbristleonanorgan.Axillary-bornorcarriedintheanglebetweentheleafandstemBract-reducedormodifiedleafbeneathaninflorescenceCiliate-fringedwithhairsonthemarginCorolla-Inner,coloredwhorlofflowerparts(petalscollectively)Diskflower-smalltubularfloweronthecentraldiskofacompositeflowerEndemic-restrictedinrangetoagivenareaFiliform-slender,threadlikeGlabrous-lackinghairHerbaceous-herblike,usuallyleafyandgreen,notwoody.Inflorescence-flowerclusterorflowerheadofaplantInfructescence-inflorescenceinfruitingstageNode-pointonstemfromwhichleavessprout.Perennial-plantofindefinitelifespan,renewseachyear.Petiole-leafstalkPubescent-coveredinhairsRayflower-outer,petallikeflowerssurroundingthediskofacompositeflowerScorpioid-curledTerminal-atendVar.–VarietyXeric-pertainingtoaridordesertconditions

1 Disk Scheduling. 2 Mass-Storage Systems Disk Structure Disk Scheduling Disk Management Swap-Space Management RAID Structure Disk Attachment

The ogham-inscribed spindle-whorl from Buckquoy: evidence

First description of the early Devonian ammonoid ......prim, primary ribs per quarter whorl; sec, secondary ribs per quarter whorl. The PCA is based on the variance/covariance matrix

SNH Commissioned Report 616: Whorl snails (Vertigo spp

A. Three basic patterns—loops, whorls, and arches Loop Whorl Arch

BU Publications WHORL

A survey for Geyer’s Whorl Snail Vertigo geyeri on Cors ... · A survey for Geyer’s Whorl Snail Vertigo geyeri on Cors Erddreiniog SSSI and Cors Geirch SSSI in 2016 MJ Willing

Whorl Pattern Analysis: Determining Directional Flow...Whorl Pattern Analysis: Determining Directional Flow To analyze something is to separate it into its fundamental parts and determine

Whorl Patterns

Parts of a Simple Flower - Catawba Science Center · Parts of a Composite Flower Green and Gold, Chrysogonumvirginianum Ray Flowers Disk Flowers Ligule Pistil Ovary Notes: Composite

National Flower Arrangers€¦ · National Flower Arrangers

OLGA PAZDRO - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica · Pazdro, 1958) long of 1/2 up to 1 whorl, all other chambers are so arranged that there are less than 2 chambers in one whorl hence one