2. Deciduous Definition: To shed leaves during a certain season of the year Examples: Various dogwood and maple trees In this picture you can see a maple tree with its leaves falling off during the fall.

3. Perennial Definition: a plant that will bloom for a certain period of time, die and grow back the next year around the same time Examples: Iris Flowers, Daylilies, and Ornamental grass Here is a picture of an Iris Flower in full bloom.

4. Annual Definition: A plant that usually has only a one year life cycle Annuals also come in various colors. Examples: Petunias, Daisies, and Geraniums This is a picture of purple petunias

5. Conifer Definition: They are a non-flowering plant that grow cones instead of flowers, they are often wrongly defined as evergreens. Examples: Pine, Fir, and Cedar I know this is a conifer’s branch because of the pine cones that are attached

6. Diagram of Plant Parts

7. Stigma Definition: The part of the pistil that receives pollen Real Plant Plant diagram The stigma is circled in green on the pictures below

8. Stamen The pollen-producing male organ of a flower/plant that has an anther and a filament The diagram shows where the anther and the filament are on the stamen

9. Pollen Definition: A mass of microspores in a seed plant usually appearing as a fine dust. It’s common to be allergic to pollen.

10. What does pollen look like????

12. Anther This diagram shows where the anther is on a flower Definition: The part of stamen that holds and produces pollen

13. Ovary Definition: The part of the pistil that holds the ovules (seeds). These are the different ways an ovary can be inside a plant.

14. Petal Definition: The part of a flower used to attract pollinators (birds, bees etc). They are usually brightly colored and have sweet scents. Orange Petals are pictured here

15. Bibliography (for entire project) Conrad, Jim. Conifers. [Online] 28 April 2009. http://www.backyardnature.net/conifers.htm http://www.backyardnature.net/conifers.htm Farabee, M.J.. Plants and Their Structure. 4 May 2009. http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookPLANTANAT.html http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookPLANTANAT.html Keating, Richard C. Root. World Book Student. [Library Media Center.] 24 April2009. http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar475000 http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar475000 Nature Hills Nursery. Perennials. [Online] 28 April 2009. http://www.naturehills.com/catalog/perennials.aspx http://www.naturehills.com/catalog/perennials.aspx Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Anther. 28 April 2009. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anther http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anther Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Petal. 28 April 2009. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petal http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petal Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Pollen. 28 April 2009. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollen http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollen Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Stamen. 28 April 2009. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamen http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamen Redmond, Robert. Deciduous Trees. [Online] 28 April 2009. http://www.uah.edu/admin/Fac/grounds/DECTREES.htm http://www.uah.edu/admin/Fac/grounds/DECTREES.htm Random House Dictionary Unabridged. Deciduous. [Online] 28 April 2009. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/deciduous http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/deciduous The Garden Helper. The Difference Between Annual Plants and Perennial Plants in the Garden. [Online] 28 April 2009. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/planting.html http://www.thegardenhelper.com/planting.html Wagner, David H. "Photosynthesis." World Book Student. 2009. [Place of access.] 4 May 2009.

16. Picture Websites http://www.middle-fork.org/archives/MapleTree2.gif http://www.naturehills.com/catalog/Perennials/Iris_Flowers.aspx http://plants.naturehills.com/search?w=annual http://specialcomment.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/pollen.gif http://utc.usu.edu/factsheets/CarexFSF/CIG///anther_filament_Rhodedendro.jpg http://www.infovisual.info/01/023_en.html http://www.bee-pollen-supplement-guide.com/bee_pollen_FULL.jpg http://americanqualitytemp.com/images/pollen.jpg http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/ecotree/flowers/images/ovaryposition.GIF http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Stamen_(PSF).png http://en.wikivisual.com/images/f/f5/Stamens-and- pistil.jpgbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Pine_cone_on_pine_tree.jpg http://www.agen.ufl.edu/~chyn/age2062/lect/lect_15/22_62.GIF http://msmemsy.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/flowers_and_swirls.jpg http://www.lawn-mowers-and-garden-tractors.com/images/pine-needle-mulch.jpg