1. Examples of
Plants

2. Pediastrum boryanum

3. Pediastrum boryanum
 One type of green algae species
 Usually grow in colonies
 Have only one cell
 Can make oxygen and their own food
 Spreads to one body of water to another
by birds

4. Fontinalis novae-angliae

5. Fontinalis novae-angliae
 Non-vascular
 Native to the U.S
 Fontinalis are the largest mosses

6. Lycopodium clavatum

7. Lycopodium clavatum
 Most widespread species of the club moss
family
 Vascular
 The spores are explosive if present in air of
high enough density. They were used as
flash powder in early photography.
 Endangered in many areas

8. Psilotum nudum

9. Psilotum nudum
 Wiskfern
 Not a true fern
 “primitive”
 Lacks roots
 Located in tropical regions

10. Equisetum telmateia

11. Equisetum telmateia
 Typicallygrow in wet areas
 Close relative of ferns

12. Dipteris conjugata

13. Dipteris conjugata
 Found in many places in east Asia
 Primitive fern

14. Cycas circinalis

15. Cycas circinalis
 Only gymnosperm found among native Sri
Lankan flora
 Was thought to be linked with the
degenerative disease Lytico-Bodig on the
island of GuamPollination can take up to
10 years
 Seeds cause degenerative brain disease
to humans

16. Pinus resinosa

17. Pinus resinosa
 Native to North America
 Evergreen
 Grows tall and straight (65-115 ft)
 Needle-like leaves

18. Ginkgo biloba

19. Ginkgo biloba
 No close living relatives
 Effective in treating dementia
 Seeds can be eaten
 Largely planted in China, Japan, and
Korea

20. Magnolia grandiflora

21. Magnolia grandiflora
 Native to Southeastern U.S
 Evergreen
 Can reach 90 ft tall
 Leaves have a waxy coating that makes
them resistant to salt and air pollution
 State tree of Mississippi
 Flower was used as an emblem of the
confederate army during the civil war

22. Nepenthes villosa

23. Nepenthes villosa
 Tropicalpitcher plant
 Grows at elevations over 3200 m
 Rarely exceeding 60 cm in height

24. Strelitzia reginae

25. Strelitzia reginae
 Indigenous to South Africa
 Can grow up to 6.6 ft tall
 Leaves are evergreen
 Easy to grow
 Official flower of Los Angeles

26. Campanula isophylla

27. Campanula isophylla
 Seeds germinate freely
 Blue flowers are rare
 Harmed by direct sunlight

28. Ammi majus

29. Ammi majus
 Originated in the Nile River Valley
 Used to treat skin diseases in ancient
Egypt
 Being studied for potential cancer and
AIDS treatments

30. Amaranthus caudatus

31. Amaranthus caudatus
 Leaves and seeds are edible
 Originally from American tropics
 Used in Thai cuisine