Name _____________________________      Science Research Class, Academy of Mount St Ursula

Wild Flower Ecology

 Instructions:  Print this page, select a native wild flower from the Wild Flower List, and answer the following questions.  Use resources in the school Library,  on the library web page, and the links from our class page.  
   
TAXONOMY  
1.  Complete the taxonomy for the wild flower:  Kingdom:          __________________
Phylum:             __________________
Subphylum        __________________		 Class                 __________________
Order                __________________
Family               __________________
Genus&Species ________________________
   
MORPHOLOGY  

2.  Describe the species by completing the information below.  You may choose to complete this question in essay format, or complete the table below.

Habitat  
Range  
Life Span  
Monocot or Dicot?   Height:  
  Number of Petals Color Size Description Month of Bloom
Flowers          
  Branching Venation Shape Description Month 1st Visible
Stems &Leaves          
 
   
3.  Uses:  Is this flower edible?  Is it useful in other ways?
 
 
   
CONSERVATION  
4.  Are there as many of these flowers as there used to be?  Identify at least two factors which are currently a threat to local populations of this species.  
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3.
 
 
 
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