# tennessee friyay ferns fernfriday botany

What family do you think of when the holiday season comes around?! I bet all of you immediately thought of the Lythraceae & absolutely NO ONE thought of the Euphorbiaceae, right?! Phew!
Get ready for another round of but double the fun w/ ~2 weeks planned!

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2020-12-15

The other genera in the Agavaceae (or subfamily Agavoideae) growing in are all herbs & have leaves w/out threadlike fibers coming off the margins. The genus Manfreda (false aloe, rattlesnake master) has been lumped w/ the genus Agave by some sources.

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2020-10-21

The genus Rhus (sumac) is represented in by 4 species. These all have odd-pinnate leaves, like Toxicodendron spp., but produce bright red, glandular pubescent fruits & do not produce urushiol, the rash-causing irritant Toxicodendron spp. produce.

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2020-09-16

It’s another & this time we’re covering the Anacardiaceae (cashew family)! This family includes other tasty members, like pistachios & mangos 😍, & very NOT tasty members like poison ivy. 😖

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2020-09-14

The members of the Bignoniaceae that grow as vines in are the genera Bignonia (crossvine) & Campsis (trumpet creeper). Both have compound leaves, but the number of leaflets & the presence/absence of tendrils are the key characters to tell them apart.

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2020-06-24

This will cover the Geraniaceae (geranium family). There are 5-11 genera and >700 species in this family worldwide, w/ most in temperate or tropical zones. Tennessee has 2 genera & 8 species.

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2020-06-09

It’s & we have just 1 more genus in the Hydrangeaceae to cover! Deutzia (deutzia) is native to Asia, Central America, & Europe, but has been introduced to North America.

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2020-05-23

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The rest of the Hydrangeaceae we’ll cover are shrubs w/ pubescent leaves & twigs. The genus Hydrangea may have lobed or unlobed leaves, but w/ simple pubescence (unbranched hairs). Inflorescences are large w/ 25 or more flowers.

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2020-05-19

There are so many other cool in the Polypodiaceae besides what we can find native to One of them, & one of the reasons I chose this family for is the genus Platycerium (staghorn or elkhorn ferns)!

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2020-01-24

FINALLY another This time we’ll be exploring the Cactaceae (cactus family).🌵These are eudicots with spines (highly modified leaves) & many have the iconic fleshy photosynthetic stems (specifically subfamilies Cactoideae & Opuntioideae).

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2019-12-16