Botany

LeafFieldProjectLeafPortfolioFall2020.pptx

Leaf Portfolio: Identification of Trees through leaves

Select and Identify 40 leaves

A. Categories of Identification:

• Scientific name/Common name

i.e. Acer rubum, Acer saccharum

•Simple or compound

a. palmately or pinnately

• Venation pattern

a. parallel or netted

• Margins, Tips, Bases

• Wood Type

• Location

Additional information

•Practical/Economical uses of any 5 of your selected plants

• Advantages of a compound leaf vs simple leaf(if any)

• What is a dichotomous key and how is it used?

•List the names of the state flowers and state trees for:

2 southeastern states, 2 northeastern states, 2 southwestern states, 2 northwestern states, and 2 midwestern states

Reference page

Try to include some of these among your 40 leaves: However, it is up to you what leaves you want to include

1. Sweet Gum

2. Tulip poplar

3. Southern Magnolia

4. Eastern redbud

5. Pine

6. Flowering dogwood

7. Ash

8. Pecan

9. Oak

10. Maple

11. Hickory

12. Cottonwood

(site no longer works– google tree identification.com

For unknown plants in general: altavista.com

Due date: October 26th- There will be

a 5 point deduction for each day the

project is late.