Plant Kingdom 

Plants and Trees

Oldest living tree.............................................. Bristle Cone Pine (5,100 years)
World’s tallest tree........................................................... California Redwood
World’s most massive tree........................................................ Giant Sequoia
Largest hickory tree....................................................................... Pecan tree
Tree with many supporting roots and trunks.................................... Banyan tree
Banyan tree fruit..................................................................................... Fig
Black and English type tree................................................................. Walnut
“Bald” Everglades tree....................................................................... Cypress
Tree turpentine comes from..................................................................... Pine
Bowling pin wood................................................................................. Maple
Baseball bat wood.................................................................................. Ash
“Quaking” tree.................................................................................... Aspen
Tree on Lebanon’s flag......................................................................... Cedar
Blue gum tree.............................................................................. Eucalyptus
Canoe wood......................................................................................... Birch
Silk cotton tree.................................................................................. Kapok
Florida tree with stilt-like roots....................................................... Mangrove
Kon Tiki raft material........................................................................... Balsa
Tree that the Bounty sought.................................................... Breadfruit tree
An oak’s main root.......................................................................... Tap root
Largest single family of succulents............................................. Cacti (Cactus)
Cactus fruit................................................................................ Prickly pear
Tallest cactus................................................................................. Saguaro
Hawaiian root crop............................................................................... Taro
Violet or blue dye plant...................................................................... Indigo
Red dye plant.................................................................................... Henna
Linseed oil is from this plant.................................................................. Flax
Long moss of American south.................................................... Spanish moss
Rope fiber plant................................................................................. Hemp
Vine that grows 4 inches per day.......................................................... Kudzu
Fastest growing grass...................................................................... Bamboo
Russian thistle.......................................................................... Tumbleweed
“Stinging” plant.................................................................... Stinging nettles
Algae and fungus living as a single unit................................................ Lichen
Digitalis source.............................................................................. Foxglove
Rye and wheat hybrid...................................................................... Triticale
Leaf openings................................................................................ Stomata
Evaporation of water from leaves............................................... Transpiration
Non-flowering plant.................................................................. Gymnosperm
Flowering plant.......................................................................... Angiosperm
Plant that lives for one year.............................................................. Annual
Plant that lives for two years........................................................... Biennial
Plant that lives for many years....................................................... Perennial
A plant’s male organ...................................................................... Stamen
Pollen producer at the end of the stamen............................................ Anther
A plant’s female organ....................................................................... Pistil
Trees that do not shed leaves..................................................... Coniferous
Tree that sheds its leaves annually............................................... Deciduous
Term for how deciduous trees lose their leaves.............................. Abscission
A plant’s fertilized ovule.................................................................... Seed
Plant that tolerates salt.............................................................. Halophyte

Flowers

Cymbidium, the flower of Thailand...................................................... Orchid
Japanese flower.................................................................. Chrysanthemum
King Alfred Narcissus type............................................................... Daffodil
Madonna type...................................................................................... Lily
Common name for the yellow daisy...................................... Black-eyed Susan
Common name for Helianthus........................................................ Sunflower
Purple flower of Scotland................................................................. Heather
Man in the Moon or Cape type......................................................... Marigold
Sword lily type............................................................................... Gladiola
Traditional Mother’s Day flower...................................................... Carnation
Sacred flower of Buddhism.................................................................. Lotus
Flower used in codeine and morphine................................................... Poppy
“Shasta” flower.................................................................................. Daisy
Tall flower grown for seeds............................................................ Sunflower
Vanilla-flavoring flower...................................................................... Orchid
Crocus and gladiola family...................................................................... Iris
Carnation family.................................................................................. Pink
Rochester New York festival...................................................... Lilac Festival

Fruits and Vegetables:

Star fruit.................................................................................... Carrabolla
Morello, marasca, maraschino.......................................................... Cherries
Winesap, Baldwin and Northern Spy................................................... Apples
Chutney relish fruit, “the peach of the tropics”...................................... Mango
Seedless grape......................................................................... Thompson’s
Cooking banana............................................................................. Plantain
Damson or greengage fruit.................................................................. Plum
Fruit used in peach Melba sauce ................................................... Raspberry
Bigarade fruit................................................................................. Orange
Adriatic fruit........................................................................................ Fig
Tiny Chinese orange..................................................................... Kumquat
“Fuzzy” New Zealand fruit.................................................................... Kiwi
Tropical fruit from which papain is obtained........................................ Papaya
Tropical fruit with five-pound seeds.................................................... Mango
Tropical pumpkin-shaped melon......................................................... Casaba
Pomelo relative............................................................................ Grapefruit
Raspberry and blackberry hybrid.................................................... Loganberry
Tangerine and grapefruit hybrid......................................................... Tangelo
Alligator pear................................................................................. Avocado
Lisbon fruit..................................................................................... Lemon
Clingstone and freestone fruit............................................................ Peach
Small golden fruit............................................................................ Apricot
Yellow pear shaped fruit.................................................................... Guava
Fertility symbol....................................................................... Pomegranate
Fruit named for Moroccan city....................................................... Tangerine
Fruit measured in hands.................................................................. Banana
Greening fruit................................................................................... Apple
Rose family fruit............................................................................. Quince
Linzer tort fruit........................................................................... Raspberry
Jelly grape.................................................................................... Concord
French “la prune” .............................................................................. Plum
French “la raison”............................................................................. Grape
French currant.................................................................................. Raisin
Chick peas a.k.a................................................................. Garbanzo beans
Hubbard’s’ butternut or acorn vegetable............................................. Squash
Chinese cabbage.......................................................................... Bok Choy
Chinese fruit related to longan....................................................... Litchi nut
“A la Florentine” vegetable.............................................................. Spinach
Yukon gold vegetable........................................................................ Potato
Heading vegetable.......................................................................... Broccoli
Savoy or collard vegetable.............................................................. Cabbage
Pascal vegetable.............................................................................. Celery
Lens shaped vegetable, highest in protein............................................ Lentil
Yellow turnip................................................................................ Rutabaga
European aborigine........................................................................ Eggplant
Red-stalked vegetable..................................................................... Rhubarb
Vichyssoise vegetables.................................................... Leeks and potatoes
Gumbo vegetable................................................................................. Okra
Jerusalem vegetable....................................................................... Artichoke
White carrot.................................................................................... Parsnip
Chicken Divan vegetable................................................................... Broccoli
Mexican potato................................................................................. Jicama
Miniature cabbage from Belgium............................................ Brussels sprouts
Chicory vegetable.............................................................................. Radish
Kentucky hybrid lettuce pioneer........................................................John Bibb
Botanist who developed the spineless cactus............................. Luther Burbank
Man who developed dozens of uses for peanuts...........George Washington Carver
Man who planted apple trees throughout Ohio Valley ...............Johnny Appleseed