Catalina Simple, alternate leaves Rosaceae Native americans Cherry fermented fruit Evergreen Coastal CA Drupe Catalina Compound leaves Roasaceae Seeds not very viable Ironwood Fruit: Capsule Catalina Endemic Cattails Spike wind dispersed Typhaceae Indicator of freshwater – No. hemisphere Rhizomes are edible Ceanothus Simple, evergreen Rhamnaceae Eaten by deer (Mt. Lilac) Leaves with 3 prominent veins Endemic to Ca Fruit: Capsule Chaparral Evergreen, simple, convex with hair Coast Live Fagaceae Tannins – can’t along veins Oak metabolize proteins CA Fruit: Nut Coffee berry Evergreen Rhamnaceae Erosion control, hated by deer Fruit: berry Chaparral Coyote Bush Evergreen Asteraceae Secondary pioneer plant Fruit: achenes California Elderberry Deciduous, pinnately compound Adoxaceae Make wine and syrup leaves – No. hemisphere Fruit: True Berry Encelia White leaves- Geophyte (water Asteraceae Uses as glue, sealer, storage) gum, incense, treat U.S. Desert Fruit: achene toothaches Eucalyptus Evergreen, oil glands simple Myrtaceae Insecticides Fruit: capsules Australia Peeling bark Flannel Simple 3-lobed leaf, fuzzy texture Malvaceae Modified hairs - Bush Trichomes Fruit: capsule SW United States Plant Species (cont) Species Characteristics Family Other Fremont Triangular Salicaceae Long petioles wind – adaptation Cottonwood Fruit: Achene SW U.S. Used for wounds and reduce inflammation
Catalina Cherry Simple, alternate leaves Evergreen Drupe Rosaceae Coastal CA Native americans fermented fruit Catalina Ironwood Compound leaves Fruit: Capsule Roasaceae Catalina Endemic Seeds not very viable Cattails Spike – wind dispersed Typhaceae No. hemisphere Indicator of freshwater Rhizomes are edible Ceanothus (Mt. Lilac) Simple, evergreen Leaves with 3 prominent veins Fruit: Capsule Rhamnaceae Endemic to Ca Chaparral Eaten by deer Coast Live Oak Evergreen, simple, convex with hair along veins Fruit: Nut Fagaceae CA Tannins – can’t metabolize proteins Coffee berry Evergreen Fruit: berry Rhamnaceae Chaparral Erosion control, hated by deer Coyote Bush Evergreen Fruit: achenes Asteraceae California Secondary pioneer plant Elderberry Deciduous, pinnately compound leaves – Fruit: True Berry Adoxaceae No. hemisphere Make wine and syrup Encelia White leaves- Geophyte (water storage) Fruit: achene Asteraceae U.S. Desert Uses as glue, sealer, gum, incense, treat toothaches Eucalyptus Evergreen, oil glands simple Fruit: capsules Myrtaceae Australia Insecticides Peeling bark Flannel Bush Simple 3-lobed leaf, fuzzy texture Fruit: capsule Malvaceae SW United States Modified hairs - Trichomes Plant Species (cont) Species Characteristics Family Other Fremont Cottonwood Triangular Fruit: Achene Salicaceae SW U.S. Long petioles – wind adaptation Used for wounds and reduce inflammation
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