October 16th, 2013 The Rose Family -more than 3,000 species of trees, shrubs and herbs -flowers have basal parts fused into cup, with petals, sepals and numerous stamens attached to cup’s rim. -Family subdivided into subfamilies on basis of flower structure and fruits. The Legume Family (Fabaceae) -Third largest of flowering plant families with 13,000 species -Cosmopolitan -Flowers radial to bilateral -Stamens fused into tube around ovary -Fruit is a legume The Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae) -In tropical and temperate regions -Several economically important plants -Cassava: Staple food in tropical regions Para rubber tree: Crude rubber from latex of inner bark Stamens and pistils produced in separate flowers Flowers often inconspicuous and lack corolla The Cactus Family -More than 1,500 species native only to Americans in dry, subtropical regions -Leaves reduced in size, often spines -Fleshy stems -Flowers showy -Numerous stamens, petals, and sepals -inferior ovary develops into berry -Most have edible fruit -prickly pears google/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&docid=FfA3roLKX8z-WM&tbnid=GtR3Fh5cRmg09M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2F123rf%2Fphoto_513326_rose-the-pink-flower-family-rosaceae.html&ei=iTyMUq-zNouwsAT51YHIAw&bvm=bv.56753253,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNEm8LyvwPpkPVgH5xo6jkK_tw5VUA&ust=1385008648474904 google/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&docid=f3inXwCDsQxoqM&tbnid=LWLu-LFNTWI-tM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhort.purdue.edu%2Fext%2Fsenior%2Ffruits%2Fpeanut3.htm&ei=JzyMUqajMYjRsATXjIHoDg&bvm=bv.56753253,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNE8Bb4kkd-yYyptMKaLpCN-prUTww&ust=1385008545733035
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