Anexo meet the plants

1. Learning about spring plants
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Scientific name: _________________(use the dichotomous key and find out the name of your
plant)
Common names: A) Spanish_____________________________________________
B) English ______________________________________________
(use the books and write some of the common names in Spanish and English for this plant)
Description:
This plant is: -a tree -a shrub -a herb (underline the correct name)
The leaf: (Draw the leaf) The root: (Draw the root)
Function of the leaf is:___________ Function of the root is:________________
The flower is… -isolated -in inflorescence (underline the correct name)
Number of petals: _________ colour: ________
Number of sepals: _________ colour: ________
Number of stamens: _______
Number of styles: _______
If it has fruit, draw it:
Function of the flower is:___________
Function of the fruit is:___________
draw it:

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According to your description of this plant… ( underline the correct answer)
- Is it a weed? Yes No
- Is it a moss? Yes No
- Is it a fern? Yes No
- Do you think it belongs to Class Angiosperm? Yes No
Why? _________________________________________________________
- Do you think it belongs to Class Gimnosperm? Yes No
Why? _________________________________________________________
- Do you think it belongs to Monocotyledones? Yes No
Why? _________________________________________________________
- Do you think it belongs to Dicotyledones? Yes No
Why? _________________________________________________________
Look for information on the Internet about this plant, its uses, properties,
curiosities, etc and write them down here:
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CLAVE DICOTÓMICA - DICHOTOMOUS KEY
A dichotomous key is a tool that allows you to look for the name of any species. Keys consist of a
series of choices that lead the user to the correct name of a given item. "Dichotomous" means
"divided into two parts". Therefore, dichotomous keys always give two choices in each step
→ Plant that looks like a tree, or a shrub. ………………………………………………………………. α
→Non woody plant that looks like an herb………. .…………………………………….……………. β.
α Leaves much more longer than wide, unisexual flowers without petals or
sepals, only with stamens , grouped in cones……………………………….… Pinus halepensis
α Short leaves in round shape……………………………………….……………. Quercus ilex
β Flowers with four petals and four stamens. Long and narrow fruits………Sinapis alba
β Flowers with petals and stamens in different number of four. ……………………………..Ω
Ω Leaf divided in three leaflets ……………………………………………………………………….∑
Ω Leaf undivided or in other shape……….…………………………………………………….¥
∑ Big flowers, at the end of long stems …………………..Oxalis pes-caprae
∑ Little flowers, in groups of four or five. Hairy fruits with spiral shape
……………………………………………………………………..………….Medicago sativa
¥ Simple leave (with an undivided blade),
without petiole………….…….. Anagallis arvensis
¥ Leaves with petiole, with lobate margin…….
……………………………………….. Erodium cicutarium