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RNR 1010 Trees 2
Term | Definition |
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Salicaceae | Black willow family name |
Salix nigra | Black willow genus and species |
Black willow | Salix nigra common name |
lanceolate | lance shaped leaves |
Salicaceae | Quaking aspen family name |
Populus tremuloides | Quaking aspen genus and species name |
Quaking aspen | Populus tremuloides common name |
genet | seed generated trees |
ramets | cloned trees |
auxins | suppress clonal development |
cytokinins | cause more ramets to grow |
cupressaceae | bald cypress family name |
Taxodium distichum | bald cypress genus and species |
bald cypress | Taxodium distichum common name |
Stereum taxodii | fungus that causes "pecky" wood in bald cypress trees |
cupressaceae | giant sequoia family name |
Sequoiadendron giganteum | giant sequoia genus and species |
giant sequoia | Sequoiadendron giganteum common |
coast redwood | tree taller than a giant sequoia |
serotinous | means fire is needed for seed release |
Phymatodes nitidus and Tamiasciurus douglasi | similar seed release to giant sequoias |
pinaceae | coast douglas-fir family name |
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii | coast douglas-fir genus and species |
coast douglas-fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii common name |
red tree vole | coast douglas-firs' are a critical habitat for these animals |
pinaceae | eastern hemlock family name |
Tsuga canadensis | eastern hemlock genus and species |
eastern hemlock | Tsuga canadensis common name |
hemlock wooly adelgid | critical threat for eastern hemlocks |
pinaceae | loblolly pine family name |
Pinus taeda | loblolly pine genus and species |
loblolly pine | Pinus taeda common name |
fascicle | bundle on a loblolly pine |
strobili | male flower on a loblolly pine |
southern pine beetle, pine engraver beetles, and Cronartium quercuum | threats to loblolly pines |
pinaceae | longleaf pine family name |
Pinus palustris | longleaf pine genus and species |
longleaf pine | Pinus palustris common name |