BIOL 301, PLANT TAXONOMY LAB -- Species List for Maritime Communities at Seabrook
28 January 2013
FAMILY GENUS SPECIES MODERN NAME COMMON NAME IMAGES
Apiaceae Hydrocotyle spp. * pennywort Leaves
Aquifoliaceae Ilex vomitoria * yaupon holly Habit in fruit Leaves Leaf, closer
Arecaceae Sabal palmetto * cabbage palmetto Habit
Asteraceae Iva imbricata * seashore elder Habit Leaves Leaves, closer
Bromeliaceae Tillandsia usneoides * Spanish moss Habit Leaves, closer Open capsule
Cactaceae Opuntia compressa Opuntia humifusa prickly pear Flower Leaves Habit in flower Habit in fruit
Cactaceae Opuntia drummondii O. pusilla devil joint Habit
Chenopodiaceae Salsola kali * Russian thistle Habit Seedling Leaves, close Dry
Euphorbiaceae Croton punctatus * silver-leaf croton Habit Leaves, close Fruits Flowers
Fabaceae Erythrina herbacea * coral bean Leaves Leaves Flowers Fruits
Fagaceae Quercus virginiana * live oak Trunk Leaves Acorns
Lauraceae Persea borbonia * red bay Leaves Fruits Leaves with typical galls
Liliaceae Smilax auriculata Smilacaceae dunes greenbrier Habit in fruit Leaves
Liliaceae Smilax bona-nox Smilacaceae greenbrier Leaves
Liliaceae Yucca aloifolia Agavaceae Spanish bayonet Leaves Leaf margins, closer
Loganiaceae Gelsemium sempervirens * Carolina jessamine Leaves Flowers Habit Habit Fruits Fruit remnants
Magnoliaceae Magnolia grandiflora * southern magnolia Habit in flower Leaves Flower Fruit Fruit, closer
Myricaceae Myrica cerifera Morella cerifera wax myrtle Leaves Fruits
Pinaceae Pinus glabra * spruce pine Leaves Leaves Cone Bark
Pinaceae Pinus taeda * loblolly pine Leaves Seed cones
Poaceae Cenchrus tribuloides * dune sandbur Habit in fruit Habit in Fruit Fruit, close
Poaceae Panicum amarum * seaside panicum Habit in fruit Habit, closer Fruits
Poaceae Uniola paniculata * sea oats Habit in Fruit Fruits Basal rosette
Polypodiaceae Polypodium polypodioides Pleopeltis polypodioides resurrection fern Green habit Dry habit Back of dry leaf with sori