Plants

I went up into the Berkeley Hills this weekend and found some interesting plants:

1) A plant with irregular flowers: Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)

2) A plant with regular flowers: Bermuda Buttercup (Oxalis pescaprae)

3) A monocot: Grass variety from the family Poaceae

4) A dicot: Bear's Breeches (Acanthus mollis)

5) A plant in the pea family (Fabaceae): A legume with purple flowers from the family Fabaceae

6) A Gymnosperm: Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

7) A terrestrial plant that is not a seed plant: California Shield Fern (Polystichum californicum)

8) A plant with pinnate leaves: Green plant from the genus Jasminum

9) A plant with opposite leaves: Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon citrinus)

10) A plant in the sunflower family (Asteraceae): Dandelion from the genus Taraxacum

Posted on March 18, 2013 02:27 AM by ericandersen