Scientific term for a flowering plant
Angiosperm
Plants that produce uncovered seeds like pinecones
Gymnosperms
plants that bloom in autumn are members of the
composite family
A composite flower is made up of many small flowers grouped together into this structure
Head
Tubular flowers forming the head’s center in a composite flower
Disk flowers
Petal-like flowers forming the edge of a composite flower
Ray flowers
Examples of plants in the composite family
Sunflowers, daisies, asters, black-eyed Susans
Part of sunflower that holds the flower organs
Receptacle
Example of a plant in the composite family used for food
Lettuce or artichoke
The third-largest family of flowering plants
Pea family
Plants in the pea family also called this because of their seedpods
Legumes
Family with woody stems, fleshy fruits, and multiples of five
Rose family
usually have fibe rounded petals in cup shaped blossoms
Buttercup family
Mint stems are usually this shape
Square
frequently form ______ an arrangement with clusters
Spikes
Family with trumpet-shaped flowers often fragrant and colorful
Honeysuckle family
Family with small flowers arranged in umbels
Parsley family
An arrangement of flowers with stems of nearly equal length from one point
Umbel
Family with unusual flowers arranged in umbels and having five nectar horns
Milkweed family
Umbel type in which smaller umbels attach to stems forming a larger umbel
Compound umbel
