BOT 155 Section B FIELD EXAM 1 SPECIES LIST

This list is finalized as of Sept 15, 2010 for the Field Exam 1 scheduled for Sept 22, 2010.

You are expected to be able to recognize the following plant species when you encounter them in the field.

You are expected to be able to provide the Common, species, and Family name for each.

Numbers in (parentheses) are page numbers corresponding to species descriptions in Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. 

Numbers in [brackets] are page numbers corresponding to species descriptions in Grimm's Trees.

Image links under species will help you recall what these plants look like, but the best way to study for the exam is to actually revisit the species in the field, to compensate for the limitations of photographs and biological variation.  Practice sight recognition as you walk around our campus.  Quiz yourself and your companions as you walk past the wildflowers, vines, shrubs, and trees between classes.

I encourage you and your classmates to go out and practice keying unknown wildflowers/vines with Newcomb and trees with Grimm in preparation for the keying component of the examination  -- "Practice makes Perfect"

Have fun while you engage in these activities, learn to observe, enjoy, and appreciate your surroundings as you learn.  We do after all, have one of the most beautiful and botanically diverse campuses in the USA!

Week_Day	Common Name	Genus specific epithet = species	Family
2_Mon	Sweet-gum [210]	Liquidambar styraciflua	Hamamelidaceae
2_Mon	American Beech [274]	Fagus grandifolia	Fagaceae
2_Mon	Green Ash [643]	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Oleaceae
2_Mon	American Basswood [380]	Tilia americana	Tiliaceae
2_Mon	Common Hackberry [231]	Celtis occidentalis	Ulmaceae
2_Wed	Queen Annes Lace (220)	Daucus carota	Apiaceae
2_Wed	Chicory (382)	Cichorium intybus	Asteraceae
2_Wed	Pokeweed (200)	Phytolacca americana	Phytolaccaceae
2_Wed	Indian Strawberry (240)	Duchesnia indica	Rosaceae
2_Wed	Indian Mallow (204)	Abutilon theophrasti	Malvaceae – Mallow family
2_Wed	Common Morning Glory (324)	Ipomoea purpurea	Convolvulaceae – Morning-glory family

Week_Day	Common Name	Genus specific epithet = species	Family
3_Wed	Poison Ivy {don't touch !!} (330)	Toxicodendron radicans  also known as Rhus radicans	Anacardiaceae
3_Wed	Yellow wood sorrel (246)	Oxalis stricta	Oxalidaceae
3_Mon; 3_Wed	Goldenrod (450)	Solidago sp.	Asteraceae
3_Wed	Stiff Goldenrod (450)	Solidago rigida	Asteraceae
3_Wed	Great Lobelia (52)	Lobelia siphilitica	Campanulaceae
3_Wed	Spotted Touch Me Not (54)	Impatiens capensis	Balsaminaceae
3_Wed	Virginia Creeper (444)	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Vitaceae
3_Wed	Nodding Smartweed (190)	Polygonum lapathifolium	Polygonaceae
3_Wed	Frost Grape (444)	Vitis vulpina	Vitaceae
3_Wed	Amur Honey Suckle (Not in Key  but see 294 for other species)	Lonicera maackii	Caprifoliaceae
3_Wed	Black-eyed Susan (374)	Rudbeckia serotina	Asteraceae