In this exercise, we were asked to identify leaves by comparing their pictures to information given to us on a dicothomous tree. Below is a table, listing our identification of the leaves corresponding to the number assigned to them, and the traits that helped us identify them.
The original dicothomous tree.
Leaf Number | Leaf Name | |
I | Betula (birch) [Simple leaf, veins branch off main vein, toothed edge.] | |
II | Aesculus (buckeye) [Compound leaf, palmate arrangement of leaflets.] | |
III | Carya (pecan) [Compound leaf, pinnate arrangement of leaflets, leaflets taper to pointed tips.] | |
IV | Liquidambar
(sweet gum) [Simple leaf, veins branch out from one central point, leaf is star shaped.] |
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V | Cercis
(redbud) [Simple leaf, veins branch out from one central point, leaf is heart shaped.] |
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VI | Magnolia
(magnolia) Simple leaf, veins branch off main vein, untoothed edge.] |
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VII | Robinia
(locust) [Compound leaf, pinnate arrangement of leaflets, oval leaflets with rounded
tips.] |