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Summary of Plants learned in this lab: Family Genus Species ASTERACEAE Calyptocarpus vialis

ASTERACEAE Iva angustifolia

ASTERACEAE Parthenium hysterophorus

ASTERACEAE Viguiera dentata

BERBERIDACEAE Berberis trifoliolata

BERBERIDACEAE Nandina domestica

CACTACEAE Coryphantha sulcata

EUPHORBIACEAE Chamaesyce villifera

FABACEAE Senna lindheimeriana

FAGACEAE Quercus sinuata

GARRYACEAE Garrya ovata

OLEACEAE Forestiera pubescens

POACEAE Andropogon glomeratus

RHAMNACEAE Frangula caroliniana

ROSACEAE Prunus serotina

ULMACEAE Ulmus crassifolia

* not native to Texas

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POACEAE Andropogon glomeratus Bushy Bluestem

ULMACEAE (Elm family) Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm crassifolia = “thick-leaved”

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BERBERIDACEAE (Barberry family) Berberis trifoliolata Agarita

the birds love these berries, so it is rare to see them (humans like them, too!) GARRYACEAE (Silktassel family) Garrya ovata Lindheimer’s Silktassel, Mexican Silktassel dioecious shrub 1-4m tall leaves evergreen, opposite, lower surfaces densely pubescent fruits blue endemic to Edwards Plateau

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OLEACEAE Forestiera pubescens Elbow Bush, Spring-herald, Devil’s Elbow Where does this plant get the common name “Elbow Bush”? specific epithet?

shrub BERBERIDACEAE Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo domestica = “domesticated” native from India to Asia (extremely invasive in the US!!) evergreen shrub to 1.5m tall

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ASTERACEAE Calyptocarpus vialis Prostrate Lawnflower, Hierba del Caballo

vialis = “of the wayside” ASTERACEAE Viguiera dentata Sunflower Golden-eye

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ROSACEAE (Rose family) Prunus serotina Blackcherry, Wild Blackcherry, Rum Cherry tree 10-15m tall

used as a flavoring in rum and brandy, bark used medicinally also reported as poisonous FAGACEAE Quercus sinuata Shin Oak sinuate = “wavy margins”

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CACTACEAE Coryphantha sulcata Pineapple Cactus, Finger Cactus

ASTERACEAE Parthenium hysterophorus False Ragweed, Santa Maria, Feverfew

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EUPHORBIACEAE Chamaesyce villifera Hairy Euphorbia villifera = “bearing soft hairs”

RHAMNACEAE (Buckthorn family) Frangula caroliniana Carolina Buckthorn, Indian-cherry

shrub or tree to 6m tall leaf margin? leaf venation? bark, leaves, and fruits assumed to contain toxins

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FABACEAE Senna lindheimeriana Lindheimer’s Senna

ASTERACEAE Iva angustifolia Narrow-leaf Sumpweed, Marsh-Elder angustifolia = “narrow-leaved”