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    This document outlines two lab exercises for a biology course: family identification and plant keying. For family ID, four plant families are listed along with one morphological trait characteristic of each family. The keying exercise has students identify four demo plants to species level using a reference book, recording their process through the identification keys.

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    This document outlines two lab exercises for a biology course: family identification and plant keying. For family ID, four plant families are listed along with one morphological trait characteristic of each family. The keying exercise has students identify four demo plants to species level using a reference book, recording their process through the identification keys.

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    This document outlines two lab exercises for a biology course: family identification and plant keying. For family ID, four plant families are listed along with one morphological trait characteristic of each family. The keying exercise has students identify four demo plants to species level using a reference book, recording their process through the identification keys.

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    BIOL 317 lab exercises: family ID and keying practice

    FAMILY ID
    Identify the demo plants to family, and describe at least one morphological trait
    that is characteristic of each family.
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    2
    3
    4

    Family
    Liliaceae
    (Streptopus amplexifolius)
    Iridaceae
    (Sisyrinchium californicum)
    Araceae
    (Anthurium sp.)
    Orchidaceae
    (Paphiopedilum barbatum)

    Characteristic trait
    6 stamens, superior ovary
    3 stamens, inferior ovary
    Spadix & spathe
    Bilateral symmetry, inferior ovary, column &
    labellum

    KEYING
    Identify the demo plants to species, using Hitchcock & Cronquists Flora of the
    Pacific Northwest. Remember to record your progress through the leads.
    1.

    2.

    3.

    4.

    Family:

    Orchidaceae

    Genus:

    Habenaria

    Species:

    Habenaria saccata

    Family:

    Scrophulariaceae

    Genus:

    Digitalis

    Species:

    Digitalis purpureum

    Family:

    Caprifoliaceae

    Genus:

    Linnaea

    Species:

    Linnaea borealis

    Family:

    Saxifragaceae

    Genus:

    Tolmiea

    Species:

    Tolmiea menziesii

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