Bio lab final plant common name+2 items of interest – Flashcards

(Yellow/orange flower) Coastal variety native to bay area; April 6 California Poppy Day!

(Purple) Can make their own fertillizer; Deer are very attracted to them and eat them

(Small cones) Need fog; Live in a fire environment and bark is fire resistant.

(Needles for leaves) Moniscous; Native to California, but found throughout the world.

(Pink flowers) Cities selesct sterile trees because people can slip and fall on the fallen fruit then sue the city for big bucks; Markers for springtime.

(Long vines with 3 pointed waxy looking leaves) Ivy tower is a term used to describe buildings covered in ivy; Hold fasts stick to walls so well that even when ivy is pulled off the wall the holdfasts are still attached to the wall.

(Leaves smell like menthol) Not native to California; Produces root toxins that kill other plants; Contain many volitile compounds which can cause the trees to explode during a fire.

(2-3 inch long surfboard shaped leaves) Black olives are not found in nature, they are either green or red olives that have been dyed; Have anti-inflammatory characteristics.

(Waxy leaves that usually come 3 leaves to 1 petiole) Poison oak smoke can be deadly; Common treatments are oatmeal baths and Calamine lotion but there is no cure.