Name that Flower: The Identification of Flowering Plants"Profusely illustrated with over 130 detailed line drawings and eight pages of colour plates, 'Name That Flower' contains a comprehensive chapter on floral structure, and introductions to the arrangement of flowers on plants, reproduction, plant structure and function, and the way plants are grouped and named. The authors describe how to apply this information to the identification of flowering plants and how to use the appropriate reference books. The final chapter deals with common plant families that are widespread in Australia, with illustrated examples of plants common in cultivation or in the wild."--Publisher's description. |
Contents
The Structure of Flowers | 5 |
Inflorescencesthe arrangement of flowers on the plant | 31 |
Introduction to Plant Structure and Function | 41 |
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Acacia actinomorphic Androecium anther anther filament appendages Asteraceae Australia axile axillary Banksia basal base bisexual bracteoles branches calyx carpels cells cm long colour corolla corolla tube couplet cultivated dicots disc drupe Epacridaceae Eucalyptus Fabaceae fleshy FLORAL STRUCTURE Flowers floral tube present florets flower Fig Flowering in spring forests genus gland glumes grasses Grevillea gynoecium hairs hairy half flower head heath herbaceous inflorescence involucral bracts Key to families labellum leaves ligulate lobes loculus loculus ovule margins Melbourne monocots Myrtaceae native nectary orchids ovary Fig ovary superior ovule ovule loculus panicle pappus pedicel peduncle perennial herbs perianth petals petiole phyllodes plac placentation pollen Proteaceae raceme receptacle Rutaceae seeds sepals septum sessile shrub side view sometimes species spikelet spikes SPOTTING CHARACTERS stalk stamens stem stigma stipules style style-arms T.S. ovary tall tepals terminal tissue trees tubular umbel usually wattle whorls Widespread woody yellow zygomorphic