Name: _________________________

Plant I.D. Test

You may use your Plant ID Packet and any other notes on this test, but is is to be completed
INDEPENDENTLY.

For questions 1-10 match the common name to the scientific name by writing in the letter of the
scientific name in for the correct common name.

1. Rescuegrass _______ A. Lycium spp.

2. Globe Mallow _______ B. Helianthus maximiliana
3. Wolfberry _______ C. Bromus catharticus
4. Maximillian Sunflower _______ D. Sphaeralcea spp.
5. American Beautyberry _______ E. Sagittaria spp.
6. Engelmann Daisy _______ F. Callicarpa americana
7. Vetch _______ G. Engelmannia peristenia
8. Prickly Ash _______ H. Zanthoxylum spp.
9. Duck Potato _______ I. Solanum rostatum
10. Buffalo Bur_______ J. Vicia spp.

True/False:

11. Honey mesquite is a preference of waterfowl. True/False

12. Greenbriar is a preference of javelina. True/False
13. Water oak is a preference of mourning and white-winged dove. True/False
14. Engelmann daisy is a preference of pronghorn antelope. True/False
15. Texas wintergrass is a preference of ring-necked pheasant. True/False
16. Persimmon is a preference of fox and grey squirrels. True/False
17. Redbud is a preference of bobwhite & scaled quail. True/False
18. Texas kidneywood is a preference of white tailed and mule deer. True/ False
19. Yaupon is a preference of wild turkey. True/ False

For each of the following questions write in the plant that is shown at that station.

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24. What grass “J”s at the bottom?
a. Little Bluestem
b. Johnsongrass
c. Kliengrass
d. Broomsedge Bluestem

25. What is the largest of our grass species?

a. Sideoats grama
b. Plains bristlegrass
c. Switchgrass
d. Rescuegrass

26. What grass has a fuzzy down at the base?

a. Vine mesquite
b. Kliengrass
c. Texas Wintergrass
d. Rescuegrass

27. What two categories are grasses broken into?

For the following questions, determine what tree species is pictured.

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30. BONUS: What did the tree wear to Mother Nature’s pool party?