plant classification lab: students categorize plants based on physical description cards; lab ws...
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Plant Classification Lab:Students will read the plant description cards and apply them to the correct place on the classification chart.
WS accompanies Lab
Lab & ppt. by Robin D. Seamon
Plant Classification Lab:MATERIALS: Plant classification cards, Lab WS, Classification Chart
DIRECTIONS:
1. Read aloud the plant description cards found at each center. Read the cards fully in your group.
2. Decide where your organism belongs in the Classification Chart. Write its name in the correct place on your worksheet.
3. Then complete the WS box for each organism. NOTE: You should have 20 boxes filled by the end of the lab.
PLANTS
Nonvascular Vascular
Mosses
NOT A PLANT:(Fungi/Bacteria)lichen
mushrooms
SEEDSNO-SEEDS
Angiosperms
Gymnosperms
Monocots
Dicots
Conifers
Cycads
NO-SEEDSFerns
Horsetails
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
Plant name:________________Classification: ______________Circle one
Description: __________________________________________
NO flowerflowering
NO seedseed
Not vascularvascular
NOT a plantplant
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Plant Classification Lab
Plant name: Brachythecium *****
Description: light green, low-growing perennial, no vascular system, spore producing
Light: prefers shade
Soil: damp, fertile soil
Water: These plants prefer damp places. A fine mist of rain or from a spray bottle will keep this plant happy.
Habitat: deciduous and conifer forests, esp. higher elevations
How to grow: keep moist and in the shade. Be careful not to trample this fragile plant. This Plant reproduces through spores, therefore humidity and moisture are important.
Plant name: Reindeer *****
Description: white or gray, low-growing perennial, no vascular system, spore producing
Light: prefers shade. The more light this type of lichen receives the lighter its color
Soil: damp, fertile soil
Water: lichen & mosses prefer damp places. This lichen when not watered will turn dry and brittle but it is not dead. Moisture will revive it and turn it spongy again.
Habitat: deciduous and conifer forests, esp. higher elevations
How to grow: keep moist and in the shade; be careful not to press or trample the reindeer moss especially when brittle.
Resource: http://teresasplants.com/livereindeermoss-gallonbag-2.aspx
http://teresasplants.com/25piecesmallpillowmoss-1-1-2.aspx
Plant name: Cedar Bark ****
Description: green-brown perennial, low-growing, no vascular system, spore-producing
Light: prefers shaded areas
Soil: damp, fertile soil or damp cedar bark
Water: These plants prefer damp places. A fine mist of rain or from a spray bottle will keep this plant happy.
Habitat: deciduous and conifer forests, esp. higher elevations; grows around the branches and trunks of cedar trees
How to grow:. Keep moist and in the shade. It may turn brown as it dries out but it is NOT dead, but dormant. Water will revive it. Be careful not to trample this fragile plant.
Plant name: Fern ****
Description: blue-green to bronze green perennial, no vascular system, low-growing sheet moss, spore-producing
Light: prefers shaded areas
Soil: damp, fertile soil, rocks & stumps
Water:.These plants prefer dampness.
Habitat: deciduous and conifer forests
How to grow: this is a fast growing plant that spreads, often used in orchid cultivation; keep moist; used as tender ground cover
RESOURCE: http://teresasplants.com/livemoss.aspxRESOURCE: http://teresasplants.com/delicate-fern-moss.aspx
Plant name: Haircap ****
Description: 6 inch tall, green perennial
Light: shade to part shade
Soil: damp, sandy soil, well-drained medium
Water: damp, but well drained
Habitat: deciduous and conifer forests
How to grow: these plants prefer shady, places and prefer to be damp. Growing medium should be well-drained; can even be grown on wet stones/gravel; reproduces through spores
Plant name: Mood ****
Description: light green, low-growing perennial
Light: shade, very low light
Soil: damp, fertile soil
Water:. Damp, well-drained soil
Habitat: grows deep in deciduous and conifer forests
How to grow: easy growing plant; grows well in a terrarium, keep it moist, reproduces through spores
RESOURCE: http://teresasplants.com/4gallonsofmossyouchoosethemoss.aspx
RESOURCE:: http://teresasplants.com/4gallonsofmossyouchoosethemoss.aspx
Plant name: Fruitcose & Caldonia ****
Description: nonvascular, fruiticose- rounded reddish species that grows with caldonia-light colored r ‘golf-tee-looking’ organism no vascular system: symbiotic relationship between bacteria & fungus
Light: shade to part shade
Soil: damp bark or soil, decaying wood, stumps, & terrariums
Water: damp sprays of water
Habitat: grows in deciduous and coniferous forests
How to grow:.can take more light, and less water than many in this species, but will need some light and sprays of water when dry, reproduces through spores
Plant name: British Soldier ****
Description: ¼ to 1 inch tall, no vascular system: symbiotic relationship between bacteria & fungus, nonvascular,
Light: shade,
Soil: grows in cooler drier conditions (lots of air flow) decaying wood, soil, mossy logs, tree bases, and stumps, terrariums
Water:. Damp sprays of water
Habitat: grows in deciduous and coniferous forests; breaking down wood material, cycling matter in Nature
How to grow: can grow in terrarium if conditions are kept cool and dry; reproduces through spores
RESOURCE: http://www.monstermarketplace.com/live-plants-and-flowers/cladonia-and-fruiticose-lichens
RESOURCE: http://teresasplants.com/britishsoldierlichens-limitedsupplyaskbeforepurchasing.aspx
Plant name: Tube ****
Description: 1-2 inches long, light-colored hollow species, nonvascular, reproduce with spores, fruticose: little tree shaped
Light: shade, part shade
Soil: damp bark or soil, decaying wood, twigs, stumps, & terrariums
Water: likes dry conditions, light sprays of water occasionally.
Habitat: grows in deciduous and coniferous forests
How to grow:. can grow in terrarium if conditions are kept cool and dry; reproduces through spores; can go dormant but are not dead- light spray of water will revive them
Plant name: Umbrella ****
Description: green to gray species, nonvascular, reproduce with spores; fruticose: little tree shaped
Light: shade, part shade
Soil: damp bark or soil, decaying wood, twigs, stumps, & terrariums
Water:. Like others of its kind it prefers drier conditions
Habitat: grows in deciduous and coniferous forests
How to grow: will go dormant when too dry, but it is not dead; water will revive it
RESOURCE: http://teresasplants.com/fruiticoselichenmounds-12assorted-1-2-1-1.aspx RESOURCE:
Plant name: Lemon **** (Candelaria)
Description: leaf-like growth; nonvascular, reproduces with spores foliose: leafy
Light: shade, part shade
Soil: damp wood & bark, stumps
Water: members of this family prefer cooler, drier conditions, light occasional sprays adequate; can stand tough, windy conditions
Habitat: grows in deciduous and coniferous forests
How to grow:. no vascular system: symbiotic relationship between bacteria & fungus; need clean moist air (doesn’t grow well in cities)
Plant name: Sulphur-firedot **** (Caloplaca )
Description: nonvascular, reproduces with spores; crustose: crusty on rocks; orange dots are spore producers for reproduction
Light: shade, part shade
Soil: on damp rock surfaces
Water:. members of this family prefer cooler, drier conditions, light occasional sprays adequate, usually rough, windy conditions & higher elevations
Habitat: grows in deciduous and coniferous forests
How to grow: no vascular system: symbiotic relationship between bacteria & fungus no vascular system: symbiotic relationship between bacteria & fungus; need clean moist air (doesn’t grow well in cities)
RESOURCE: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/young_naturalists/lichens/index.html http://www.wisconsinmushrooms.com/CandelariaConcolor.html RESOURCE: http://
www.dnr.state.mn.us/young_naturalists/lichens/index.html
Plant name: Shelf ****
Description: white, shelf-like growth; nonvascular: symbiotic relationship between a fungus and bacteria
Light: shade to part shade
Soil: damp sides of trees/ bark, rotted wood and logs
Water: needs damp area
Habitat: grows in deciduous and conifer forests
How to grow:. Can grow in damp terrariums
Plant name: yellow houseplant **** (Lepiota lutea,
Description: light, yellow colored; nonvascular; reproduces with spores
Light: shade to part shade
Soil: wet, fertile soil
Water:. wet
Habitat: wet, moist soil, often found around the base of houseplants
How to grow: keep moist by misting with water
RESOURCE: http://herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/funfacts/shelffungi.htm
RESOURCE: http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/feb2002.html
Plant name: Suillus americanus
Description: forms and orange slimy area after a spring rain within the vicinity of an easter white pine; nonvascular; reproduces with spores
Light: shade to part shade
Soil: soil must be fertile and damp
Water: spores grow into **** quickly after a rain in the
Habitat: grows with eastern white pines
How to grow:. Keep moist
Plant name: Morrel ***
Description: a convoluted, ‘brain-looking’ species & is edible! Natives used to eat this in the spring after a rain; nonvascular; reproduces with spores
Light: shade
Soil: fertile, damp soil
Water:. Damp; grows from spores after a rain
Habitat: deciduous or conifer forests
How to grow: keep damp
RESOURCE: http://www.herbarium.iastate.edu/fungi/fungispecies.php?sp=Suillus+americanus+%28Pk.%29+Snell
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/suillus_americanus.html RESOURCE: http://morelsandmore.com/
Plant name: Christmas ****
Description: perennial, stays green year round, vascular, reproduces with spores; 2-3 foot long fronds
Light: shade, part-shade
Soil: rich, well drained soil
Water: damp; can tolerate some dryness
Habitat: rich woodlands, deciduous & conifer forests
How to grow:. Easy to grow; can tolerate full sun if well watered
Plant name: Maidenhair ****
Description: deciduous perennial, 12-18 inch fronds; thin and wiry stems
Light: shade, part-shade
Soil: rich, well drained soil
Water:. Damp
Habitat: rich woodlands
How to grow: easy to grow; keep its leaves during the growing season; loses them in the cold winters
RESOURCE: http://www.mossacres.com/product_fern_moss2.asp
RESOURCE: http://www.mossacres.com/product_fern_moss2.asp
Plant name: Ostrich ****
Description: 36-60 inch fronds; vascular, reproduces with spores; grows 3-5 feet tall; spreads quickly
Light: shade to part sun
Soil: damp, fertile soil; moist thickets along rivers and streams
Water: damp conditions
Habitat: decidious & conifer forests zones 3-8
How to grow:.grows tall so it should be a background plant; likes to be near water; keep moist
Plant name: Cinnamon ****
Description: perennial; deciduous (looses leaves in winter); young fiddleheads are white and wooly; ‘cinnamon looking’ frond; spreads slowly; tall
Light: sun or shade (must be moist)
Soil: acid, damp, water-logged soils
Water:.very wet
Habitat: any area that is wet & boggy
How to grow: keep wet & to the back of the perennial garden
RESOURCE:RESOURCE: http://www.mossacres.com/product_fern_moss2.asp
RESOURCE: http://www.mossacres.com/product_fern_moss2.asp
Plant name: Equisetum
Description: perennial; very old Paleozoic plant; once a tall tree, one genus survives today with 15 species in it; vascular; No seeds; reproduces with spores; hollow stems
Light: sun
Soil: wet sandy to wet clay
Water: wet
Habitat: wet, swampy areas
How to grow:. Grows from deep underground rhyzomes; leaves used as a dye & a silica supplement; used to polish wooden tools by natives
Plant name: wood ****
Description: perennial; very old Paleozoic plant; one genus has surved with 15 species; vascular; No seeds; reproduces with spores; hollow stems
Light: sun
Soil: wet
Water:. wet
Habitat: wet, swampy forests; open woodlands
How to grow: keep wet
RESOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EquisetumRESOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum
Plant name: Eastern Red Cedar
Description: evergreen vascular tree; can grow up to 80 feet tall; reproduces with male/female cones; one of the first trees to repopulate a cleared area; fast growing; berries in the winter
Light: sun or shade
Soil: tolerant
Water: tolerates wet and dry
Habitat: tolerant of many habitats
How to grow:. Wood is decay-resistant; insects don’t like it; wood has a sweet distinct odor & is used for wood-working
Plant name: Eastern White pine
Description: evergreen vascular tree; can grow up to 150 feet tall; reproduces with male/female cones; fast growing
Light: sun; can tolerate a little shade
Soil: tolerant
Water:. Tolerates wet and dry
Habitat: tolerant of many habitats
How to grow: important ecological tree for wildlife habitat
RESOURCE: http://techtrees.net/shop/product_info.php?cPath=44_29&products_id=154
RESOURCE: http://techtrees.net/shop/product_info.php?cPath=44_39&products_id=121
Plant name: Fraser Fir
Description: evergreen vascular tree; can grow up to 80 feet tall; reproduces with male/female cones;
Light: sun to shade
Soil: -20 to -30 degrees F
Water: moderate
Habitat: cold boreal conifer forests; mountains
How to grow:.needs cool dry air; grown for Christmas trees
Plant name: Spruce
Description: evergreen vascular tree; can grow up to 200 feet tall; reproduces with male/female cones; slow growth rate
Light: sun to shade
Soil: varies
Water:.tolerant
Habitat: usually cold boreal climates; northernmost North American Tree
How to grow: used for wood & paper in Canada
RESOURCE: http://techtrees.net/shop/product_info.php?cPath=44_29&products_id=154
RESOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picea_glauca
Plant name: Cycas rumphii
Description: hard, stiff evergreen leaves, seeds, woody trunk, male plants & female plants, slow growing, living up to 1,000 years! A very early plant dating to the Permian Period
Light: sun
Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
Water: drought tolerant
Habitat: tropical, subtropical climates
How to grow: needs hot, humid weather; reproduction: seeds are unfertilized and open to the air for pollination; specific beetles pollinate
Plant name: Zamia
Description: decdiuous shrub, with hard stiff leaves, this family is an living fossil dating back to the Mesozoic period, seeded cones
Light: sun
Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
Water: drought tolerant
Habitat: tropical, subtropical climates
How to grow: seeds are unfertilized and open to the air for pollination; specific beetles pollinate
Resourcehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycad
Plant name: Hemlock
Description: evergreen vascular tree; can grow up to 80 feet tall; reproduces with male/female cones;
Light: sun to shade
Soil: cool & moist soils
Water: moist
Habitat: cool, moist locations; mountains; boreal forests
How to grow:. Used for rough construction lumber
Plant name: Sugarcane
Description: seed producing from small flowers; tall perennial grass with a sweet, sugary inside stem; up to 19 feet tall;
Light: sun
Soil: varies
Water:. Grasses tend to need less water; but as a crop, needs water
Habitat: warm, temperate and tropical regions
How to grow: world’s largest crop
RESOURCE: http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/hemlock_eastern/hemlock_eastern.html RESOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarcane
Plant name: Rice
Description: rice is the seed from tiny flowers of this family; perennial grass; one cotyledon
Light: sun
Soil: wet
Water: wet
Habitat: grows in wet bogs; hot, tropical climate
How to grow:.must grow in a wet, boggy area
Plant name: Bamboo
Description: perennial evergreen grass; produces seeds from small flowers; grows very quickly (growing up to 24 inches in a day!) rhizomes grow just under the ground, spreading this plant quickly; growth cells underground (unlike trees)
Light: sun to shade
Soil: tolerant
Water:.tolerant
Habitat: tolerant
How to grow: used for many wood products; especially valuable in Asia
RESOURCE: http://www.heirloom-organics.com/guide/va/guidetogrowingrice.html
RESOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo
Plant name: Lily
Description: hardy perennial grass with a showy flower that comes in many colors; flowers often last a day but are continuously produced; from 1-4 feet tall
Light: sun to shade
Soil: tolerant
Water: tolerant
Habitat: native species grew in woodlands, but very tolerant of other places now
How to grow:.little care; spreads with rhizomes
Plant name: Iris
Description: hardy perennial plant with showing flowers that comes in many colors; in the grass family; seed has one coltyledon but grows best from rhizomes; grows up to 2 feet tall; blooms in the spring
Light: full sun to part shade
Soil: rich, well drained soil
Water:. tolerant
Habitat: woodlands, but tolerant
How to grow: little care; spreads with rhizomes
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Plant name: Daffodil
Description: hardy perennial bulb in the grass family; showing yellow, white, or orange flowers in the spring
Light: sun to part shade
Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
Water: tolerant
Habitat: tolerant; zones 4-9
How to grow:. Easy to grow; plants multiply from bulbs
Plant name: Geranium
Description: annual to tender perennial; large flowerclusters in red, salmon, pink, white, and bi-colors; seed producing; two cotyledons
Light: full sun to part shade
Soil: rich, moist; well-drained soil
Water:.likes to dry out between waterings
Habitat: tolerant to zone 8; bring indoors for winter otherwise
How to grow: easy to grow and take cuttings
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Plant name: Pansy
Description: hardy biennial; grows from seed; produces colorful flowers; low-growing; two cotyledons; likes cooler weather
Light: full to part sun
Soil: rich, moist, well-drained soil
Water: keep moist
Habitat: can tolerate cold winters
How to grow:.biennial means it will grow through the winter and flower & go to seed the next growing season. After seeding plant will die.
Plant name: Impatien
Description: tender annual; continuous colorful blooms; grows from 8 inches to 2 feet tall
Light:
Soil: rich, moist, well-drained soil
Water:.needs water
Habitat: shady areas
How to grow: easy to grow, little care; keep watered
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Plant name: Cherry Tree
Description: flowering deciduous tree that bears fruit 6-30 feet
Light: sun
Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
Water: keep watered especially during fruiting
Habitat: varies
How to grow:.beautiful trees; all cherries are edible, although the ones grown to eat are generally white-blooming.
Plant name: Peach tree
Description: flowering deciduous tree that bears fruit
Light: sun
Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
Water:.keep watered especially during fruiting
Habitat: will produce fruit through zone 7
How to grow: careful that early frosts don’t kill the early spring blossoms; if the blossoms die the plant will not have fruit
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