LANDSCAPE PLANTS II
Fall
Sample Exam #3
Please use a soft-leaded pencil on the score sheet.
Match the Genus with the Appropriate Family:
1. Arisaema A. Araceae
2. Trillium B. Aristolochiaceae
3. Victoria
4. Caltha C. Iridaceae
5. Aquilegia D. Labiatae or Lamiaceae
6. Polystichum
7. Pinguicula E. Lentibulariaceae
8. Adiantum F. Liliaceae
9. Galanthus
10. Eranthis G. Nymphaeaceae
11. Waldsteinia H. Polypodiaceae
12. Hosta
13. Asarum I. Ranunculaceae
14. Lamium J. Rosaceae
15. Crocus
Use A or 1 for True; B or 2 for False
16. Iris reticulata, Crocus, Eranthis hyemalis are some of our earliest flowering bulbs.
17. Anemone includes both spring and late summer flowering species.
18. Polystichum acrostichoides is a hardy evergreen fern that is native in Eastern U.S.
19. Matteuccia struthiopteris can be a little invasive in beds without barriers.
20. The fern plant we commonly see grows directly from germinating spores.
21. Both Nelumbo and Nuphar usually have leaves and flowers on stalks above the water surface.
22. Victoria is the largest water lily in the world.
23. Sarracenia and Drosera grow in acid sphagnum bogs.
24. Nymphaea includes both day and night flowering cultivars.
25. Nepenthes is a tropical pitcher plant growing in the Botany greenhouses. The pitchers form at the end of the leaf
tip.
26. Narcisss and Hyacinthus are hardy bulbs in Michigan.
27. Both Colchicum and Crocus flower in the Spring and the Fall.
28. Slugs can be a problem on Hosta leaves by causing small yellow spots on the leaves.
29. Erythronium americanum and Trillium grandiflorum are native spring wildflowers.
30. Paeonia tenuifolia is a herbaceous peony with finely dissected leaves and red flowers.
31. Ipomoea is a vine with winged stems and leaves.
32. Hemerocallis has basal leaves and flower stalks with very few leaves.
33. Individual Tigridia flowers last for a week or so before they decline.
34. Except for Tulipa, Narcissus and most other bulbs are poisonous.
35. Allium schoenoprasum is the giant onion with flower clusters the size of oranges or larger.
36. The Botany greenhouses had examples of Eichhornia.
37. Spring wildflowers produce plants and set seed before they are shaded out by the deciduous trees.
38. Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum has rounded leaves.
39. Tulipa and Hyacinthus are minor bulbs.
40. Tulipmania refers to a period in the Netherlands when speculative prices on Tulipa bulbs went too high.
41. Crocus includes the Saffron Crocus, with the Saffron spice being the stigma from the female part of the flower.
42. Quamoclit and Caloncytion are two genera that are included in Ipomoea by Hortus III.
43. Adiantum pedatum is a native fern that grows in good soil in woodlots.
44. Phaseolus coccineus has showy red flowers and purple pods.
45. Polygonum cuspidatum can be very invasive, so only the variety compactum should be used.
46. Thunbergia alata has winged petioles and yellow flowers with dark colored centers.
47. Borers are a common problem in Iris.
48. Bulbs planted in heavier soils should be planted deeper than those in sandy soils.
49. Some Ipomoea seeds can be hallucinogens.
50. Some fern croziers are edible.
51. Krussmann is a German writer who produced an extensive 4 volume set of books on cultivated evergreens and
deciduous trees and shrubs.
52. Many books on trees and shrubs are found in the Botany area under QK 474 to QK 494.