n order to really internalize the identification skills provided in the previous objective, this section presents opportunities to review the vocabulary terms that are used to distinguish plants, and visually identify common forage plants.

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[Species Review] [Picture ID]

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Picture identification

Click on one of the options below and then try to identify the plant before the answer appears on your screen. Then wait a couple seconds and the next plant to identify will appear.

Plant

A, B, C

Flower

A, B, C

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  [Species Review] [Picture ID]

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Species review

Ryegrass infloresecences are identified by:
open panicle
compact umbel
sessile spikelet
pinnate panicle
Timothy and meadow foxtail can be distinguished since timothy has:
more leaves
a bright panicle
rhizomes
awned lemmas
Alfalfa and birdsfoot trefoil can be differentiated by observing birdsfoot trefoil's:
taproot
3 leaflets
leaflike stipules
serration
White clover has a watermark in the shape of a:
W
O
V
S
Subterranean clover inflorescence differs from white clover inflorescence by having:
larger umbels
smaller flowers
no pubescence
many florets
Common vetch and hairy vetch can be differentiated by common vetch's:
flower color
large seed
midrib point
pubescence
A winter, annual legume that grows erect having no watermarks is:
red clover
meadow foxtail
white clover
crimson clover
A common sod-forming, perennial forage with a distinct "W" on the leaf is:
smooth bromegrass
timothy
tall fescue
hairy vetch
Which of the following adjectives do not describe kentucky bluegrass:
pyramid shaped panicle
glabrous
bunchgrass
shallow roots
Which of the following legume is an annual?
subterranean clover
white clover
red clover
alflafa
Which of the following grasses is an annual?
bermudagrass
sorghum
colonial bentgrass
timothy
Which of the following legumes are prostrate in their growth habit?
birdsfoot trefoil
red clover
subterranean clover
crimson clover
Which of the following adjectives describe how the leaflets of hairy vetch are arranged?
alternating
sessile
palmately
pinnately
Which of the following forages is a warm-season forage?
white lupine
korean lespedeza
common vetch
tall fescue
Annual and perrenial ryegrass can be differentiated by their:
spikelike panicle
clawlike auricles
leaf bud
bunchgrass growth habit
Which of the following grass is also called Cocksfoot?
orchardgrass
tall fescue
birdsfoot trefoil
bermudagrass

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[Species Review] [Picture ID]

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