can anyone tell me the latin name for ...

[nuggsy]

pendunculate oak ?

i have the collins gem book of trees but its the only tree out of the first 25 i have to learn that isnt in the book lol.

 

also what are the key characteristics of id`ing this tree ?

[Bundle 2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_robur

[nuggsy]

cheers m8y, just noticed that 1 is a fly 1. penduncuate oak more commenly known as english oak lol typical college lecturers

[danbrown87]

Quercus robur. Had to do ID tests last year at college too. I was overwhelmed at first, just too many to learn I thought but after a few weeks it starts to come naturally. I walked round campus a few times too, trying to recall the names, rather than sitting inside studying. Found that helped loads.

 

Buds in clusters at the end of the twig is a biggy for ID, at least for me anyway.

[Tommy_B]

When you walk round with the Lecturer, take Camera phone pictures of the trees and change the names straight away. Then you can have a look on the train or whatever and you be suprised how much easier it is to remember them:001_smile:

[nuggsy]

luckily the 25 is split into 3 tests bu we then have another 25 after october holidays

[Blakes 7]

A good tip is to learn the differences between similar species. Look at Quercus petraea as this is the tree you will confuse for Q. robur, these two hybridise to add further confusion.

[Blakes 7]

What are the other 24?

[Dean Lofthouse]

Why are we still using Latin names for things?

 

Learning the latin names akes the learning process so much harder, especailly with fungi.

[Blakes 7]

Personally I find the latin names easier as they are descriptive, and you can sometimes work them out.

If of course you know what the latin names mean.

Hiller "Plant Names Explained", is a good read.