User:Pitke/Plants

This page is intended for personal aid only. Descriptions may have a lot of mistakes.

2 petals

Commelinaceae

4 petals

Cornaceae

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  Cornus, typically "notched" petals, separate little star-like flowers in the centre

Onagraceae

• petals take many forms (heart, lozenge, oval)
• 8 stamina with long bases, tube-like heads
• 1 pistil with plus-shaped stigma

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  Oenothera
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  Oenothera; "Evening primrose"
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  Oenothera
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  Chamerion

Papaveraceae

• large round petals
• abundance of stamina/parts

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  Eschscholzia: silky petals, 35+ thick "tendrils"
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  Papaver: button-like "crown" with a fringe of a million billion bob-headed stamina

Plantaginaceae

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  Veronica, shapely petals, 2 stamina, 1 pistil
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  Veronica, as above, with prominent thin pistil

5 petals

Rosaceae.

Caryophyllaceae

• wedged petals

Geraniaceae

• 1 pistil, thin and star-shaped with 5 points

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  Pelargonium: stems fuzzy, leaves cloud-shaped and foldy 5-sected
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  Pelargonium: tiny tendrils edging out the centre
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  Geranium: typically prominent veining in round petals, low cup shape, may have tenril-like or bob-headed stamina

6 petals

Hemerocallis (Xanthorroc.)

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  Long narrow leaves, lily-like flowers in bunches on long, bare stem; 5 long thin curving stamina and 1 similarly long thin curving pistil

Distinct shapes

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  Lamprocapnos, Papaverac.