NC Plants

3. a different form of a species, such as leaf color.
4. a broad way to classify plants that have similar characteristics.
7. the second word in the Latin name.
8. a plant that has persistent woody stems and a relatively low growth habit, and that generally produces several basal shoots instead of a single trunk; differs from trees by its low stature and non-tree form.
11. algae, fungi, and lichens
12. true mosses and liverworts.
13. is made up of the genus, specific epitaph, and cultivar.
15. seed-bearing or flowering plants.

1. seeds that are not in an ovary (cone).
2. ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.
5. seeds enclosed in an ovary (flowering plants).
6. any woody perennial plant which normally has one well-defined stem and a definitely formed crown. It is usually considered to have a minimum mature height of 15’.
9. made by breeding two different species of plants.
10. the first word used in the Latin name.
14. the name written in single quotes and comes at the end of the Latin name.