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Slide 2: Deciduous • Definition: To shed leaves during a certain season of the year • Examples: Various dogwood and maple trees In this picture you can see a maple tree with its leaves falling off during the fall.
Slide 3: Perennial • Definition: a plant that will bloom for a certain period of time, die and grow back the next year around the same time • Examples: Iris Flowers, Daylilies, and Ornamental grass Here is a picture of an Iris Flower in full bloom.
Slide 4: Annual • Definition: A plant that usually has only a one year life cycle they also usually come in various colors • Examples: Petunias, Daisies, and Geraniums This is a picture of purple petunias
Slide 5: Conifer • Definition: They are a non flowering plant that grow cones instead of flowers they are often wrongly defined as evergreens • Examples: Pine, Fir, and Cedar I know this is a conifer’s branch because of the pine cones that are attached
Slide 6: Diagram of Plant Parts
Slide 7: Stigma • Definition: The part of the pistil that receives pollen The stigma is circled in green on the pictures below Real Plant Plant diagram
Slide 8: Stamen • The pollen-producing male organ of a flower/plant that has an anther and a filament The diagram shows where the anther and the filament are on the stamen
Slide 9: Pollen • Definition: A mass of microspores in a seed plant appearing usually as a fine dust. It’s common to be allergic to pollen
Slide 10: What does pollen look like????
Slide 12: Anther • Definition: The part of stamen that holds and produces pollen This diagram shows where the anther is on a flower
Slide 13: Ovary • Definition: The part of the pistil that holds the ovules (seeds) These are the different ways an ovary can be inside a plant.
Slide 14: Petal • Definition: The part of a flower used to attract pollinators (birds, bees etc). They are usually brightly colored and have sweet scents.
Slide 15: Bibliography Conrad, Jim. Conifers. [Online] 28 April 2009. < http://www.backyardnature.net/conifers.htm> Keating, Richard C. Root. World Book Student. 2009. [Library Media Center.] 24 April 2009 http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar475000 Nature Hills Nursery. Perennials. [Online] 28 April 2009. < http://www.naturehills.com/catalog/perennials.aspx> Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Anther. 28 April 2009. < http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anther> Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Petal. 28 April 2009 < http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petal> Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Pollen. 28 April 2009. < http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollen> Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Stamen. 28 April 2009. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamen Redmond, Robert. Deciduous Trees. [Online] 28 April 2009. http://www.uah.edu/admin/Fac/grounds/DECTREES.htm Random House Dictionary Unabridged. Deciduous. [Online] 28 April 2009 < http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/deciduous> The Garden Helper. The Difference Between Annual Plants and Perennial Plants in the Garden. [Online] 28 April 2009. < http://www.thegardenhelper.com/planting.html>
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