Question

Research 3 plants that grow in the northeastern part of the U.S. The plants you choose should have some practical use for humans, whether it be for food production, medicinal uses, landscaping value, etc. For example, you could choose a plant that was used as a food source for early European settlers, a plant that Native Americans used to treat ailments, or a plant that was used to synthesize a pharmaceutical we use currently.

Please include the following :

• Scientific name, common name and classification from family to species
• Include photos if possible
• Description of plant, growth range, any special features of the plant, particularly as related to adaptations to the ecosystem
• Human uses

Please answer this in detail and include all the points!! thanks

Answer 1

1)CATTAIL(Typha latifola)

CLASSIFICATION:

SPECIES - Typha latipholia

GENUS - Typha

ORDER - Poales

FAMILY - Typhaceae

KINGDOM - Plantae

DESCRIPTION OF PLANT:

It is a type of tall marshy reedy plants found mainly in temperate and cold regions.This plants inhabit fresh to slightley brackish waters and are aquatic or semiaquatic.These are grown and uses for flower arrangements and also there leaves are used for making mats and chair seats. And also the starchy rhizomes are eaten in some places.This plant is 1.5 to 3 metres in height and it has 2 to 4 metres broad leaves and it grow to a depth of 0.75 to 1 metres under water.

Cattails are upright perennial plants that emerge from creeping rhizomes.Female flower is in cylindical shape and the male flower is located above the female flower.After releasing the pollen the male flowers fall off leaving the furry fruiting spikes.

2) YARROW (Achillea millifolium)

SPECIES - Achilliea millifolium

GENUS - Achilliea

FAMILY - Asteraceae

ORDER - Asterales

CLADE - Tracheophytes

KINGDOM - Plantae

DESCRIPTION:

This is an erect,herbaceous,pernennial plant that grows upto a height of 0.2 to 1 meters. It have a high medicinal value because of its astringent effects.The herb is used as a diaphoretic,astringent,tonic,stimulant and mild aromatic.It contains an essential oil called proazulenes which killes mosquito larves.It is also planted to prevent soil erosion.Yarrow leaves can be applied to wounds to stimulate blood clotting and drinking atea from its flowers can be remedy for variety of ailments including colds,flue,headache etc.

Yarrow grows from sea level at an elevation of 3500 metres.The plant commonly flowers from may to july.Its active growth occures in spring.It provides food and shelter for many birds and insects.

   3 ) DOGWOOD TREE(Cornus florida)

CLASSIFICATION:

SPECIES: Cornus florida

GENUS : Cornus

FAMILY :Cornaceae

ORDER: Cornales

CLADE : Tracheophytes

KINGDOM: Plantae

DESCRIPTION:

It is type of flowering tree usually planted as an ornamental in public and residential areas.It grows up to a height of about 10 meteres.The flowers are small and produces an umbel shaped inflorescence.It grows mostly in acidic soils and is easily progated by seeds.This have a high medicinal value,Native Americans used it as a medicine for malaria and red eye.And also it is used in the production of inks, scarlet dyes, and as a quinine substitute.Natives chew dogwood twigs to clean and whiten their teeths.