Thursday, May 23, 2013

Plants - Embryophytes - Tracheophytes - Angiosperms - Dicots - Hamamelidae

Classifying Flowering Plants by Francine D. Galko
Plants and Plant Life Vol. 10: The Dicotyledons by Michael Allaby
Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro and Loretta Krupinski
First Field Guide: Trees by the National Audubon Society

Vocabulary Added:
hamamelidae: oaks and their relatives

Discussion:
Leaves with net-like veins

Activity:
Go outside.  Identify Hamamelids (oak, beech, chestnut, birch, hazelnut)
Obtain acorns, hazelnuts, beech nuts, chestnuts.  Cook and eat if possible.
Add hamamelidae to Plant Kingdom tree

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