LANDSCAPE PLANTS II
Spring
Sample Exam #2
Please use a soft-leaded pencil on the score sheet.
Match the Genus with the Appropriate Family:
1. Yucca A. Agavaceae
2. Parrotia
3. Oxydendrum B. Berberidaceae
4. Pieris
5. Pachysandra C. Buxaceae
6. Liquidambar
7. Iberis D. Cruciferae or Brassicaceae
8. Kalmia
9. Cephalanthus E. Ericaceae
10. Liriodendron
11. Gaultheria F. Hamamelidaceae
12. Calluna
13. Vaccinium G. Magnoliaceae
14. Mahonia
15. Arctostaphylos H. Rubiaceae
Use A or 1 for True; B or 2 for False
16. Family names usually end in aceae according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
17. Ilex verticillata, Ilex opaca, Berberis thunbergii, and Gaultheria procumbens have red fruit.
18. Ilex, Ligustrum, and Daphne fruit can be harmful if eaten by children.
19. Leaf miners can ruin the aesthetic value of Ilex glabra.
20. Cornus sericea, also known as Cornus stolonifera, is a native red-stemmed dogwood that grows well in wet sites,
and also on normally drained sites in landscapes.
21. Calluna, Gaultheria, Iberis and Arctostaphylos would be good plants for rock gardens.
22. Cornus florida and Hamamelis virginiana flower after the leaves have developed.
23. Oxydendrum arboreum, Enkianthus campanulatus, and Liquidambar styraciflua have red fall color.
24. Cornus mas has showy yellow flowers that appear before those of Cornus sericea.
25. Leucothoe fontanesiana and Pieris japonica have white urn-shaped flowers like many of the Ericaceae.
26. `Meadowlark’ is a cultivar of Ligustrum that has frost hardy flower buds.
27. Forsythia x intermedia, Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’, and Forsythia suspensa sometimes have lobed leaves instead
of the typical simple leaf.
28. Iberis sempervirens has showy white flowers with 4 petals, and is a member of the Cruciferae or Brassicaceae.
29. Syringa amurensis var. japonica, also known as Syringa reticulata, is a tree-like lilac with horizontal lenticelled bark
resembling that of cherry trees.
30. Chionanthus virginicus is a member of the Oleaceae family that usually leafs out very late in the spring.
31. Fraxinus pennsylvanica, a member of the Oleaceae is a common street tree in East Lansing.
32. Liriope, Ophiopogon, and Ajuga are very hardy ground covers in Michigan.
33. Ilex verticillata, Cornus sericea, and Ilex opaca are good plants for wet sites.
34. Yucca filamentosa, a Monocot with leaves in a basal rosette, has white flowers and curly fibers on the leaves.
35. Cornus kousa is a native dogwood that produces red strawberry-like fruit that are edible.
36. Erica carnea, Pieris floribunda, and Enkianthus campanulatus have showy white urn-shaped flowers and good red
fall color.
37. Syringa x chinensis is sometimes called the French Lilac instead of the Common Lilac.
38. Ligustrum cultivars are often selected for their lack of fruit production.
39. Syringa patula has the smallest leaves of any lilac that we studied.
40. Mahonia aquifolium, Fothergilla gardenii, Corylopsis glabrescens, and Cornus mas have showy yellow flowers.
41. Fothergilla major is a shrub that has showy white bottlebrush-like flowers.
42. Dirca is a native shrub with early, showy yellow flowers that resemble those of Corylopsis glabrescens.
43. Cornus kousa, Calluna vulgaris, Parrotia persica, and Cornus mas have exfoliating bark at the base of the plant.
44. Lacebugs are more of a problem on Pieris floribunda, than on Pieris japonica.
45. Many of the Ericaceae have mycorrhizal roots, and grow best in acid soils and need wind protection.
46. Cephalanthus occidentalis is a native shrub that has white flowers in a round inflorescence.
47. Hamamelis virginiana has yellow flowers and yellow fall color at the same time in the Fall.
48. Showy edible blue fruit are found on Vaccinium corymbosum and Ilex glabra.
49. Most Azaleas are hardy in Michigan.
50. Ajuga reptans is a ground cover in the Lamiaceae or Labiatae Family that can survive with some foot traffic.
51. Corky growth is sometimes present on the branches of Fraxinus americana.
52. Ilex and Fraxinus are dioecious, with separate male and female flowers on the same plant.