Needle: Picea glauca; connation: Rhododendron menziesii; actinomorphic: Geranium (pratense?); monadelphous: Lupinus spp.; silique: Brassica (rapa?); inferior ovary: Rosa spp.; palmate venation: Oplopanax horridus; adnation: Fritillaria (camschatcensis?); porate anther dehiscence: Moneses uniflora

This was a fun, but surprisingly challenging assignment. I had trouble with finding specimens that fit into the diadelphous (which I was permitted to switch to monadelphous), silique, and adnation categories. For silique, I was unable to find any brassicas in my area, so I used a picture I took of some field mustard last year. Unfortunately, the siliques are not very visible, but hopefully it still applies. I don’t have a microscope, so to demonstrate the porate anther dehiscence, I zoomed in as much as possible with my camera.

I tried my best to find a silique, but I was never able to find one.

Close Up Images:

In the first photo, I am unable to fit my silique example on the board, but the second and third photos do add examples of the silique, which is common in the mustard (Brassicaceae) family. I have also included an example of a flower that produces this type of fruit, the Cleome houtteana. Thank you.

For terms, I decided to use: needle, connation, actinomorphic, syngenesious, legume, inferior ovary, septicidal capsule, axile placentation, and porate anther dehiscence. Attached is the word document for my plant bingo submission. Any (?) indicates a bit of uncertainty.

Screenshots of the word document:

I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to collect, but then we got rained out and had to pack up camp. Luckily, I may have captured enough various Alaskan plants over the summer, so I think I made it work well enough. I was unsure about a few (such as the wild geranium), but I gave it the good old college try.

Each plant pictured I either have growing in my garden or found within walking distance of the house!