Plant Biology Power Point Project

Below are listed 45 species of flowering (angiosperms) and evergreen (gymnosperms) trees and shrubs found in the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest. You are to develop a power point presentation that includes the following on each slide.

1. Family name (both scientific and common)

2. Genus species name (both scientific and common) Note!!! The species name must be in italics and lower case letters!!!!

3. Picture of the plant

4. Three characteristics of the plant. (size, habitat, elevation or latitude it is adapted to, mode of reproduction , etc)

5. One thing you find interesting or discovered about the plant.

Save the project in your folder on the server, sign and date in the space below and turn this page into the science file when completed. The instructor will grade the project and return this page to you with a grade after viewing the project.

Name __________________________ Date of Completion _________ Grade ________

Aceraceae (Maple Family)

Acer glabrum (Rocky Mountain maple)

Acer macrophyllum (bigleaf maple)

Anacardiaceae (Sumac Family)

Rhus radicans (poison ivy)

Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

Artemisia tridentata (big sagebrush)

Betulaceae (Birch Family)

Alnus rubra (red alder)

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

Lonicera spp. (honeysuckle)

Symphoricarpos spp. (snowberry, coralberry)

Viburnum spp. (viburnum)

Cornaceae (Dogwood Family)

Cornus spp. (dogwood)

Elaeagnaceae (Elaeagnus Family

Shepherdia spp. (Buffaloberry)

Ericaceae (Heath Family)

Arbutus menziesii (Pacific madrone)

Arctostaphylos spp. (manzanita)

Vaccinium spp.(blueberry)

Fagaceae (Beech and Oak Family)

Quercus garryana (Oregon white oak)

Quercus kelloggii (California black oak)

Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry Family)

Ribes spp. (gooseberries and currants)

Lauraceae (Laurel Family)

Umbellularia californica (California laurel)