Facts About Plants

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1. How can you recognize a Sassafras tree? Leaves have purple tinges Leaves smell like root beer Three different leaf shapes Bark is spotted

2. What is a characteristic of a Black Gum tree? Smells like earthworms Has large acorns Almost impossible to break off a twig Oozes black sap

3. Which of these trees grows in water? Bald Cypress Red Oak Southern Yellow Pine Hemlock

4. A pineapple is most closely related to what plant? Guava Spanish Moss Sequoia Pumpkin

5. Which plant helps cure burns? Buckeye Elephant Ears Aloe Vera English Ivy

6. Which plant's scientific name is Trifolium incarnatum? White Dutch Clover Passion Flower Red Clover Crimson Clover

7. Which plant is NOT insect-eating? Sundew Sunflower Pitcher Plant Venus Fly-Trap

8. What does the crushed leaf of a Grancy Graybeard tree smell like? Mint Gasoline Licorice Earthworms

9. Which tree produces flowers first, then leaves? Honey Locust Tree Apple Tree Redbud Tree Tulip Tree

10. What is the smallest plant with root, stem and leaf? Rye grass Duckweed Dandelion Cockleburr