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List of basal asterid families

List of basal asterid families is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of basal asterid families rather than just read about it. In short: Ericales and Cornales, two orders of flowering plants, are often called the basal asterids. Like most asterids, these species tend to have petals that are fused with each other and with the bases of the stamens, and just one integument (covering) around the embryo sac.

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Ericales and Cornales, two orders of flowering plants, are often called the basal asterids. Like most asterids, these species tend to have petals that are fused with each other and with the bases of the stamens, and just one integument (covering) around the embryo sac. The basal asterids include crops such as blueberries, cranberries, tea and Brazil nuts. Kiwifruit was named for its resemblance to the brown body of the kiwi, a national symbol of New Zealand. Dogwoods (Cornus) are often grown for their showy bracts. Black or white ebony wood is commonly used for musical instruments and carpentry. Many Hydrangea species are popular garden ornamentals.

Glossary From the glossary of botanical terms:

annual: a plant species that completes its life cycle within a single year or growing season basal: attached close to the base (of a plant or an evolutionary tree diagram) deciduous: shedding or falling seasonally, as with bark, leaves, or petals herbaceous: not woody; usually green and soft in texture mangrove: any shrub or small tree that grows in brackish or salt water perennial: not an annual or biennial succulent (adjective): juicy or fleshy woody: hard and lignified; not herbaceous The APG IV system is the fourth in a series of plant taxonomies from the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. There are a few visible traits that can be linked to many of the families. Most Ericales species tend to have woody stems or branches, seed capsules, cellular endosperm and ladder-like vessel perforations. Species in Cornales tend to have the same perforations, as well as anthers attached at their base, ring-like nectaries, and cymes, which are inflorescences with lateral stalks that terminate in a flower or another branch.

Families

See also List of plant family names with etymologies

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In the classroom: List of basal asterid families is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Etymologies, Gardening lists, Lists of plants, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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