APES Unit 3B Dendrology Flashcards
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| 15737813505 | conifers | - needle shaped leaves - seeds that develop inside cones - evergreen - green year round | 0 | |
| 15737815807 | tree | - height at least 4.5 meters - single woody stem (trunk) - capable of diameter growth - perennial plant (plant that lives for 2 or more years) | 1 | |
| 15737821027 | shrub | - heights under 4.5 meters - multi-stemmed - capable of diameter growth - perennial plant | 2 | |
| 15737829143 | needle, scale, clusters, singles | Conifer leaves characteristics | 3 | |
| 15737832596 | deciduous trees | - broad, flat leaves - lose all leaves each year in the fall - angiosperm (flowering plants), broadleaf, hardwood - ex: oak, maple, beech, aspen, ash | 4 | |
| 15737838687 | leaf arrangement | whorled, alternate, opposite | 5 | |
| 15737841583 | leaf type | simple or compound | 6 | |
| 15737841584 | leaf margin (edge) | entire (smooth), lobed (projection), toothed (serrated) | 7 | |
| 15737849747 | arrangement, type, margin, shape | What are the 4 characteristics of trees | 8 | |
| 15737849748 | opposite leaf arrangement | leaves and twigs growth directly apart from each other on branches |  | 9 |
| 15737857688 | alternate leaf arrangement | leaves and twigs grow on branch in an alternating pattern |  | 10 |
| 15737860599 | whorled leaf arrangement |  | 11 | |
| 15737864087 | single | leaf type: - only one leaf blade - joined by its stalk to the woody stem - examples: maple, oak aspen |  | 12 |
| 15737876357 | compound leaf | leaf type: - made up of several leaflets - leaflets are joined to a midrib that is not wood - examples: ash, walnut, sumac |  | 13 |
| 15737882052 | pinnate compound |  | 14 | |
| 15737883361 | palmate compound |  | 15 | |
| 15737884114 | doubly compound |  | 16 | |
| 15737889605 | leaf scars (buds) | the places where the leaves used to be attached - size, color, and shape of buds also useful to ID trees | 17 |