Making a Plant Collection http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herbarium/voucher.htm

Pressed and Identified Plant

How to add layers 1. Wooden frame 2. Cardboard 3. Newspaper 4. Thick white absorbent paper 5. White paper 6. Plant 7. Repeat, going from 5-2

Putting it on Paper Once it’s dry, then Glue It to a piece of a paper Include the label Let it dry

Native Desert Plant Collection Labeling and identifying your plants

Labeling Your Plants Scientific Name: ______________________ Common Name: ______________________ Family: ______________________________ Locality: _____________________________ Habitat: _____________________________ Collected by:__________________________ Identified by:_________________________

What is this plant?

Labeling Your Plants Scientific Name: Parkinsonia florida Common Name: Blue Paloverde Family: Fabacea Locality: Arroyo Chico near Reid Park Habitat: desert, Riparian Collected by: Elena Martin Identified by: Elena Martin

Some Common Desert Plants

Mesquite

Mesquite Beans

Creosote Bush

Globe Mallow

Cat Claw Acacia

Ocotillo

Engelmann’s Prickly Pear

Net Leaf Hackberry

Hop bush -

Identifying Native Desert Plants http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/