Identify Plants

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  1. 9. The part of the flower that carries the pollen Name of part of a flower
  2. 10. Name for a woody stem with bark
  3. 12. Flowers arranged on umbrella-like inflorescence Name of Plant family
  4. 14. Make up the calyx, whorl on a flower below the petals Name of part of a flower
  5. 15. A group of flowers arranged on a stem. The way they are arranged can help identify the plant family and therefore the plant
  6. 18. Flowers have two lips, inflorescence flowers arranged in whorls on stem, often have square stems Name of Plant family
  7. 19. Where most photosynthesis takes place, may be simple or compound
  8. 21. The way scientists name, describe and organize plants into closely related groups
  9. 23. A variety of plant that exists because people have selected and grown it in cultivation. Written with capital letters and in ‘inverted commas’. No underline or italics. Doesn’t sound like Latin.
  10. 24. Flowers have 2 wings a keel and a standard/bearer, roots host bacteria which make atmospheric Nitrogen available to plants Name of Plant family
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  1. 1. Flowers have four petals arranged in the shape of a cross Name of Plant family
  2. 2. Flowers typically have 5 petals fused or joined, 5 sepals joined, 5 stamens. Many plants have some part that is poisonous Name of Plant family
  3. 3. The study of external features of a plant, helpful for identification. Can include details of leaves, flowers, fruit, stems/trunk, roots
  4. 4. The female part of the flower ovary, style and stigma Name of part of a flower
  5. 5. Each one in a particular genus is similar, but not identical. Starts with a small letter
  6. 6. A naming system for plants that uses two names, Genus and species
  7. 7. Make up the corolla, the whorl of a flower that is often colourful or adapted to attract pollinators Name of part of a flower
  8. 8. The first part of binomial name, starts with a capital letter
  9. 11. - Composite flowerhead - made up of disk and ray florets Name of Plant family
  10. 13. Has a seed with a foot. Important NZ Genus of trees
  11. 14. A type of inflorescence, each flower arranged around a main stem, without individual stalks
  12. 16. A grouping of a number of genera, that have similar flowers, fruit and/or seeds
  13. 17. The end result after a flower has been pollinated. The beginning of a new plant.
  14. 20. Inflorescences arranged on a coiled stem, flowers often blue or purple Name of Plant family
  15. 22. Edge of leaf, can be toothed, or smooth/entire