Attempts: 2 | Correct: 2 | Accuracy: 100.0% (your overall: 60.0%)
Memorize these and you could recognize 20.8% of all Botany clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the rose | 19 | Introduced in 1867, La France was the first hybrid tea variety of this flower |
| 2 | a cactus | 18 | The prickly pear is not a pear, but one of these desert plants |
| 3 | the tulip | 18 | World Book lists it as the national flower of turkey, as well as the Netherlands |
| 4 | the eucalyptus | 17 | This Australian gum tree is the tallest tree in the Southern Hemisphere |
| 5 | an orchid | 14 | Cymbidium is a hardy type of this corsage flower |
| 6 | the iris | 14 | It lies between the cornea & the lens |
| 7 | the chrysanthemum | 14 | It's the floral emblem of Japan's imperial family |
| 8 | mistletoe | 12 | A parasitic plant on apple & maple trees, it's hung from the ceiling at Christmas |
| 9 | a daisy | 12 | Alphabetically this flower follows "dahlia" in the dictionary; give me your answer do |
| 10 | the carnation | 12 | Second to the rose in commercial value, it's called the clove pink because of its spicy fragrance |
| 11 | the sunflower | 12 | This state flower of Kansas is often grown as a farm crop for the oil in its seeds |
| 12 | tulips | 11 | Speculation in these bulbs in Holland in the 17th century caused financial chaos |
| 13 | a lily | 11 | The Madonna type of this plant was once used at Easter but often failed to bloom in time; the Bermuda type replaced it |
| 14 | the oak | 11 | The "live" variety of this tree never loses its leaves |
| 15 | the African violet | 11 | Tropical flowering household plant in colors from white to purple named for its native continent |
| 16 | a dandelion | 10 | If you can blow off all the seeds of this yellow-flowered weed, your sweetheart loves you very much... really |
| 17 | the pine | 10 | In the United States, turpentine comes chiefly from the slash & long-leaf varieties of this tree |
| 18 | bamboo | 9 | Some species of this giant grass grow as much as 21 feet in a week |
| 19 | balsa | 9 | From the Spanish word for "raft", it's the tree with the lightest wood in commercial use |
| 20 | the daffodil | 9 | The jonquil is often mistaken for this yellow narcissus to which it is related |
| 21 | the weeping willow | 9 | The Bible associates Babylon with weeping, & the scientific name of this plant is Salix babylonica |
| 22 | water | 8 | Hydrophytes are plants that live tn this type of environment |
| 23 | hemlock | 8 | Though related to the carrot, this poisonous herb killed Socrates |
| 24 | poison ivy | 8 | Of this, The Coasters said, "You can look, but you better not touch" |
| 25 | Spanish moss | 8 | Despite its name, this plant is found hanging from trees in the southern U.S., not Iberia |
| 26 | the Dahlia | 8 | Name for Swedish botanist, Anders Dahl, who introduced them into Europe from Mexico |
| 27 | morning glory | 7 | Twining flower that opens in the a.m., or the title of a 1933 film starring Katharine Hepburn |
| 28 | corn | 7 | The cob is actually the female flower of this cereal plant |
| 29 | birch | 7 | The river, the paper, & the canoe, are all species of this tree |
| 30 | the narcissus | 7 | Daffodils are long-trumpet, & jonquils are short-trumpet types of this spring flower |
| 31 | a maple | 7 | Of pine, maple or hemlock, the one that's a hardwood |
| 32 | the Joshua tree | 7 | The largest member of the lily order in North America, it has its own nat'l monument in California |
| 33 | the saguaro | 7 | This largest U.S. cactus is sometimes pollinated by bats |
| 34 | the opium poppy | 7 | Growing this pretty flower seenherecan get you in big trouble |
| 35 | the pansy | 7 | Nicknamed "the flower with a face", this "wimpy" bloom is a domesticated violet |
| 36 | white | 6 | Appropriately, the Arctic poppy is often this color |
| 37 | the anther | 6 | The pollen sacs are normally in this part of a stamen |
| 38 | sunflowers | 6 | Belonging to the genus Helianthus, these yellow flowers actually turn to follow the sun's path |
| 39 | Roses | 6 | Pete, David, & Tokyo, for example |
| 40 | poppies | 6 | The dry fruits of a species of this flower contain such alkaloids as morphine & codeine |
| 41 | pollen | 6 | In sexually reproducing plants, it's transported by wind or insects |
| 42 | orchids | 6 | New Jersey greenhouses surpass all others on the mainland in growing these corsage flowers |
| 43 | foxglove | 6 | Less prescribed these days but long used, a heart drug called digitalis is made from the purple variety of this flower |
| 44 | forget-me-not | 6 | The royal blue & the blue bird are varieties of this flower whose name compels you to remember it |
| 45 | baby's breath | 6 | Common name for "gypsophila", those tiny white flowers that florists often add to bouquets |
| 46 | the aspen | 6 | This tree that quickly fills in burned-over land comes in quaking & large-toothed varieties |
| 47 | a palm | 6 | Used in polishes, carnauba wax is derived from the leaves of this type of tropical tree |
| 48 | a lotus | 6 | The white & blue varieties of this water lily were often pictured in Ancient Egyptian art |
| 49 | witch hazel | 5 | The twigs of this plant now used for liniment were once used for divining rods in water witching |
| 50 | Venus flytrap | 5 | A member of the sundew family, it requires about 10 days to fully digest an insect |