Match the photographs of common plants to their correct botanic name

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The Ceiba Tree was the sacred tree of the Mayans, and it had many representations and significances. According to www.ceiba.org, "The ancient Maya of Central America believed that a great Ceiba tree stood at the center of the earth, connecting the terrestrial world to the spirit-world above. The long thick vines hanging down from its spreading limbs provided a connection to the heavens for the souls that ascended them." A cool science fact is that the boles of Ceiba trees are often tinted green by chlorophyll pigments that allow the tree's trunk to photosynthesize!Image sourced from Wikimedia Commons

Objective

The resources and learning activities provided for this wiki page will provide the learner with the tools to identify , label and present common trees shrubs and climbers

Activity

This American plant image gallery includes photos of trees, shrubs, and climbers. Using the common name index or scientific name index , list 10 trees, 10 shrubs and 5 climbers that you have seen growing in New Zealand.

What is a tree ?

A tree can be described as a large woody plant with a single main stem or trunk that will exceed 4 meters in height  ; using your favourite resource write and cite a similar definition for " What is a tree ? "

What is a shrub?

A shrub can be described as a woody plant with many stems which is usually shorter than 4 meters in height  ; using your favourite resource write and cite a similar definition for " What is a shrub ? "

What is a climber?

A climber can be described as a plant with flexible stems or specialised structures like tendrils which can use other structures for support ; using your favourite resource write and cite a similar definition for " What is a climber ? "

Support materials

List some really great books for plant id here. Add some good links here. Add example plant id projects here - how did the ones that Leigh and I scanned work out?We have permission to use these but student now lives in Taiwan,how can we secure this agreeement? Is verbal enough? Or should we send him consent release form to sign? Change the name of this activity page to something like Trees shrubs and climbers - there's nothing common about them... or whatever

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