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Goosefoot Family
... of the world. Purslane Family (Portulacaceae) Left: Purslane (Portulaca oleracea), a European herb that is naturalized throughout southern California. Although it is considered a weed to most gardeners, it actually ... ground and made into a meal or flour. There are a number of native and naturalized species of Amaranthus in North and South America. Amaranth seeds were an important South American ...
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Wayne P. Armstrong Bibliography
... NO. 189: 21 112 ARMSTRONG, W.P. 1991 SAN MARCOS VERNAL POOLS: LIST OF NATIVE & NATURALIZED SPECIES In: SAN DIEGO BIODIVERSITY PROJECT 1991 113 ARMSTRONG, W.P. 1991 SEED VOYAGERS (pp. 85 ...
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Flowering Plants
... (where WAYNE'S WORD is based) includes about 5,000 native and naturalized species, and 41 percent of these species belong to the following six plant families: sunflower family (Asteraceae), grass ... alternate leaves and milky sap. Originally native to Europe, this prolific seeder has become naturalized throughout North America. The urn-shaped cyathium bears crescent-shaped, 2-horned glands on ...
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Botany 110 Lab Schedule
... the 2nd "hands on" half is primarily devoted to keying out various unknown plants (mostly naturalized weedy species) using a dichotomous key: The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California by James ... Final Keying Out Exam (Pick Up Graded Plant Collections). Plant collection must be native or naturalized species--not exotic or cultivated ornamentals; any plant listed in the Jepson Manual is OK; ...
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Bamboo
... throughout the Old and New World tropics, with one species (Arundinaria gigantea) native to the United States. In California, the naturalized giant reed (Arundo donax) is often referred to as ... can also spread horizontally with multiple buds developing into upright culms. This species has become an aggressive, naturalized weed in riparian habitats of southern California. Aerial culms of bamboo are ...
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Arboretum Images 5
... Haematoxylum (logwood), Ceratonia (carob), Tamarindus (tamarind) and Delonix (royal poinciana). Bauhinia galpinii, a shrubby species native to South Africa. The beautiful blossoms are brick red to orange. Although ... that is naturalized throughout tropical countries of the world. It is probably native to the southern United States, Mexico and tropical America. Both of these species have flowers ...
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Arboretum Images 7
... E. candicans), a striking shrub native to the Canary Islands. The borage family includes many species of wildflowers in California, including white forget-me-nots (Cryptantha and Plagiobothrys) and yellow ... to Palomar College in San Diego County, California. This shrub has become a serious naturalized weed in Australia, forming massive thickets in all southern Australian states. It has also ...
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Photosynthesis 1
... shuts down. Left: Purslane (Portulaca oleracea), a European herbin the purslane family (Portulacaceae) that is naturalized throughout southern California. Although it is considered a weed to most gardeners, it actually ... Form On Mars? 5. Guard Cells & Stomata On Leaves & Stems The leaf surface of a species of Tradescantia, also known as spiderwort (Commelinaceae), a plant that is commonly grown in ...
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Genetic Extra Credit LM 53-54
... seeds can develop apomictically without fertilization. A number of angiosperm families contain apomictic species, including figs, blackberries, hawthorns and dandelions. The embryo may develop from a diploid ... of viruses through cuttings. Apomixis also enables a pioneer seedling to colonize and become naturalized in a new habitat by reseeding itself without cross pollination. Genetics Of Triploid ...
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Vegetative Terminology (Part 2)
... a European annual of the sunflower family (Asteraceae) that has become a troublesome naturalized weed in the Central Valley of California. The involucre is composed of ... species with shorter spines (C. melitensis) is naturalized in disturbed areas of southern California. A purple-flowered perennial species without involucral spines is called Russian knapweed (C. repens). The latter species ...
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