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Plant
  special groups
   composites
   legumes
   spurges
   dicots
   monocots
  longevity
   annual or biennial
   perennial
  armature
   unarmed
   armed
  sap
   latex absent (sap clear)
   latex present
  leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
   without marked odor
   clearly odiferous
Leaves
  blade division
   all simple
   deeply lobed or divided
   some or all fully compound
  leaf (leaflet) margin
   entire
   toothed
   lobed
  fleshy or succulent leaves
   fleshy/succulent
   not fleshy/succulent
Flower
  principal flower color
   white or cream
   purple
   blue
   green
   yellow
   orange
   red
   pink
   inconspicuous
  corolla (petal) fusion
   petals separate
   fused, at least toward base
  corolla symmetry
   regular
   bilateral
  number of fertile stamens
   1-2
   5
   6
   7 or more
  ovary position
   sepals/petals attached above middle of ovary (inferior or partly inferior ovary)
   sepals/petals attached below middle of ovary (ovary superior)
Fruit or Cone
  Fruit Dehiscence
   dehiscent (splits open)
   indehiscent
Stem & Twigs
  succulent vs non-succulent
   succulent
   not succulent

Montana State University - 1. NRSM 102 - Forbs

Species Count: 20

Amaryllidaceae

Asteraceae

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Geraniaceae

Melanthiaceae

Polemoniaceae

Ranunculaceae