MikeGras & EdOut

Magnoliopsida is an incredibly large group of plants it is quite diverse. The group provides us with the most complex key in our search to identify our plant.  While all of the plants in this group make flowers most are quite small, especialy when compared to the Magnolia from whence this group gets its name.  And besides, flowers are present for a very short period so we will try to stay away from the flowers characteristics in this key.  In the spring time you should make every effort th study the wide variety of flowers in our nature center.

Stems thick and fleshy – You have a prickly pear cacti – Click Here

Your plant has a regular old stem – not like a cactus – Click Here

Liliopsida is the botanical name for Lilies. Now I know, you don’t normally think of trees when you think of Lilies but we actually have 5 families of plants that are woody, have parallel venation in the leaves, and live in East Texas.  Guess how you figure out which plant you have. )

If your plant has large palmate leaves (think of leaves like fingers coming from the palm of the “hand”) Click Here

If your plant has individual leaves that are linear (lance like – much longer than they are wide) then Click Here