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Quiz about Native Plants of New England
Quiz about Native Plants of New England

Native Plants of New England Trivia Quiz


My quiz "Eating New England" was about indigenous foods that the Pilgrims found when they landed in America. This quiz is about native plants that were established before the Pilgrims got here. With photos to help you, see how many you recognize.

A photo quiz by CmdrK. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
CmdrK
Time
4 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
360,854
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
871
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (10/10), Guest 68 (6/10), Guest 172 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts in November, 1620, so they might not have seen this flower until the following year. Which of these would it have been? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Here's a stately fellow. He carries his own parasol, although you will usually find him in shaded woodlands. What is his name?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Learning to live on a new continent must have been extremely difficult for the Pilgrims but there were small rewards, such as the chance to see this flower. What is its name?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This appears to be a simple shrub but the new immigrants to North America found it could be used as an insect repellant, bird food and the basis for candle making. What is this shrub's name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Shown here is an easy-to-grow flower that is native to eastern and central North America. What name does it go by? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Here is one happy honey bee. And why shouldn't she be? This plant produces 15 to 40 small flowers per stem. It is well known in herbal lore and is sometimes called the nosebleed plant. Which plant is it? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The cat in this picture is not sleeping. If you look closely, you'll see that his eyes are glazed over. What plant would cause a cat to lose control of itself? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Several native New England flowers share the same taxonomic family. This one has several common names. Can you pick one from these choices? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The Pilgrims landed at the southern edge of the range of this tree. It likes very cold weather. What is its name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. ACHOO! Oh boy, here we go! You can tell it's late summer in New England when this plant buds. Those who suffer from allergies blame goldenrod for their sneezing and red eyes, but this is the real culprit. What is this hardy (and to many, noxious) plant? Hint



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1. The Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts in November, 1620, so they might not have seen this flower until the following year. Which of these would it have been?

Answer: New England Aster

The New England Aster (also known as the Michaelmas Daisy) is found throughout North America except for extreme northern and southern sections. It was stopped by the Rocky Mountains but has been successfully transplanted there as well as Europe and many other areas. There are several cultivars, from the homely wild one shown in the picture to some that look like they were developed by professional horticulturists (and probably were); they bloom from late summer through autumn.
2. Here's a stately fellow. He carries his own parasol, although you will usually find him in shaded woodlands. What is his name?

Answer: Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Sometimes known as the Indian turnip or wild turnip, the Jack-in-the-Pulpit is, in theory, edible but it takes careful preparation to eat it as a root vegetable because it contains oxalic acid. It is native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia to Florida and west to Minnesota.
3. Learning to live on a new continent must have been extremely difficult for the Pilgrims but there were small rewards, such as the chance to see this flower. What is its name?

Answer: daylily

Daylilies are part of the genus Hemerocallis. Thanks to hybridization they now number thousands of registered cultivars. Their name indicates that blooms of the original species typically last one day. Besides North America, the genus is native to Eurasia and has been transplanted worldwide.
4. This appears to be a simple shrub but the new immigrants to North America found it could be used as an insect repellant, bird food and the basis for candle making. What is this shrub's name?

Answer: Northern Bayberry

There are almost 50 species of bayberry. This one, the northern bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica) was used by native Americans as an insect repellant by crushing and wearing the leaves or placing them around the openings to their dwellings. The berries are very important to birds that stay the winter in northern climates.

The wax on the surface of the berries is used to make candles. There are species of bayberries native to every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
5. Shown here is an easy-to-grow flower that is native to eastern and central North America. What name does it go by?

Answer: Purple Coneflower

Related to the daisy family, the Purple Coneflower gets its name from its color and shape. On rare occasions some white flowers will appear. There are several species so it is possible to have blooms all summer long.
6. Here is one happy honey bee. And why shouldn't she be? This plant produces 15 to 40 small flowers per stem. It is well known in herbal lore and is sometimes called the nosebleed plant. Which plant is it?

Answer: Yarrow

Yarrow has long been used in herbal medicines, particularly as a coagulant to stop the flow of blood from wounds. It has also been used as a diaphoretic and in the Middle Ages was used to flavor beer before the use of hops. It is native to the temperate regions of North America, Europe and Asia.
7. The cat in this picture is not sleeping. If you look closely, you'll see that his eyes are glazed over. What plant would cause a cat to lose control of itself?

Answer: Catmint

Catmint (some species are known as catnip) creates a euphoria in house cats. It's the nepetalactone given off by the plant that does it. Most species are perennials. They can be used in companion planting with vegetables; they are said to repel aphids and squash bugs. A few species are used in herbal medicine because of their mild sedative effect on humans.
8. Several native New England flowers share the same taxonomic family. This one has several common names. Can you pick one from these choices?

Answer: Black Eyed Susan

The Black Eyed Susan has several alternative names: Brown Eyed Susan, Ox-eye Daisy and Golden Jerusalem, just to name a few. Its growth is widespread across North America. It is the state flower of Maryland and its roots have been used by American Indians as a medicine, primarily an astringent.
9. The Pilgrims landed at the southern edge of the range of this tree. It likes very cold weather. What is its name?

Answer: White (Paper) Birch

The White, or Paper, Birch is a cold-loving tree that extends from Canada through Massachusetts but not Connecticut or Rhode Island. There are some groves in the central U.S. but they are considered endangered because of the weather. The bark really can be used to make birch bark canoes but just peeling off the outermost layer isn't enough, it must be cut at a deeper layer and can then be sewn to other pieces to make containers, including canoes.
10. ACHOO! Oh boy, here we go! You can tell it's late summer in New England when this plant buds. Those who suffer from allergies blame goldenrod for their sneezing and red eyes, but this is the real culprit. What is this hardy (and to many, noxious) plant?

Answer: Ragweed

Ragweed is of the Ambrosia genus but allergy sufferers would argue that it is anything but food of the gods. The pollen from its blossoms is what causes the allergic reaction. It was strictly a North American plant when the Pilgrims arrived so they were unprepared for what was awaiting them.

At the beginning of the 20th century it was not uncommon for people to take summer-long vacations. Many Jews from the New York City area took trains to Bethlehem, New Hampshire and many of them suffered from ragweed allergies. They decided to uproot the ragweed to make their stay in the town more pleasant. Over the course of a few decades they had removed all of it from Bethlehem and were starting to widen the area of destruction. Then World War II came along and most people stopped taking long vacations. After the war, with the advent of better roads, people traveled more by car and stopped using Bethlehem as a vacation destination. Go there now and you'll find that ragweed has resumed its role as a noxious weed...er...hardy plant.
Source: Author CmdrK

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