Falling into Classification
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Falling into ClassificationRecognizing Wisconsin Trees
Miss Emily Ranch
There are about 750 types of trees in North America and about 100,000
in the world.
Classifying trees takes an advanced
vocabulary
Lets tackle some new words
Each word will help us identify the trees
Vocabulary
Coniferous
Deciduous
Examples
Coniferous Balsam Fir
White Spruce
White Pine
Tamarack
Deciduous Box Elder
Black Ash
Sugar Maple
Silver Maple
Coniferous
Deciduous
Coniferous
Leave Needle Shaped Leave Needles NOT Shaped
Needle Shaped
LeavesSingle Grouped Clustered
Single Leaves
Flat Needles Angled Needles
Coniferous
Deciduous
Deciduous
Alternate Branches Opposite Branches
Leaf Type
Simple Complex
Leaf Ridge
Smooth Outline Toothed Outline
Pith Type
Plated Pith Not Plated Pith
Leaf Lobe
Simple Lobed Non - Lobed
Lets Get Started!
Now that we know what we’re looking for we can successfully identify some
trees
Examplehttp://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/treekey/index.htm
Let’s do it together.
Example #2