Naming & Classifying Plants Assignment: Due Wednesday, Feb 6
Your task….Go to Mrs Fox’s Horticulture 1 website click on NCSU PlantFiles and find a information to fit each type of plant described below.
1.
2 trees that are in a different Genus or family. (Example: a maple & a cypress tree)
Evergreen Tree #1:
What is the scientific name of the tree?
What is that tree’s common name?
What type of area in the landscape does it prefer (sunny, shady)?
Is the tree evergreen or deciduous?
Name 3 things that you observe about the plant to help you identify it (such as leaves, bark, size, growth features).
Deciduous Tree #2:
What is the scientific name of the tree?
What is that tree’s common name?
What type of area in the landscape does it prefer (sunny, shady)?
Is the tree evergreen or deciduous?
Name 3 things that you observe about the plant to help you identify it (such as leaves, bark, size, growth features).
2.
Find 2 flowers that are in a different Genus or family. (Example: marigolds & pansies)
Flower #1:
What is the scientific name of the flower?
What is that flower’s common name?
What type of area in the landscape does it prefer (sunny, shady)?
Is the flower perennial or annual?
Name 3 things that you observe about the plant to help you identify it (such as leaves, flower, size, growth features).

Flower #2:
What is the scientific name of the flower?
What is that flower’s common name?
What type of area in the landscape does it prefer (sunny, shady)?
Is the flower perennial or annual?
Name 3 things that you observe about the plant to help you identify it (such as leaves, flower, size, growth features).
3.
Locate 2 shrubs/bushes and find a plant that you like.
(Example: hawthorn or camellia)
Evergreen Shrub:
What is the scientific name of the shrub?
What is the plant’s common name?
What type of area in the landscape does it prefer (sunny, shady)?
Is the shrub an evergreen or deciduous shrub?
Name 3 things that you observe about the plant to help you identify it (such as leaves, flower, size, growth features).
Deciduous Shrub:
What is the scientific name of the shrub?
What is the plant’s common name?
What type of area in the landscape does it prefer (sunny, shady)?
Is the shrub an evergreen or deciduous shrub?
Name 3 things that you observe about the plant to help you identify it (such as leaves, flower, size, growth features).