Key

Taxon:
Display:
Plant
  habit
   trees
   shrubs
   vines / lianas
   herbaceous
   cactus-like / succulents
   aquatic & OBL wetland species
  special groups
   arums
   composites
   legumes
   mints
   orchids
   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
  arrangement/phyllotaxy
   basal
   alternate
   opposite
   whorled
   fascicled/clustered along stem
  blade division
   all simple
   deeply lobed or divided
   some or all fully compound
  fleshy or succulent leaves
   not fleshy/succulent
   fleshy/succulent
Inflorescence
  flowering season - upper Midwest
   spring
   summer
   fall
Flower
  principal flower color
   white or cream
   purple
   blue
   green
   yellow
   orange
   red
   pink
   brown
   inconspicuous
  flower type
   daisy- or dandelion-like
   bilateral/irregular symmetry
   radial symmetry 3 petals
   radial symmetry 4 petals
   radial symmetry 5 petals
   radial sym. 6 or more petals
   petals indistinguishable
  perianth
   calyx and corolla present
   = one whorl or tepals
   absent or vestigial
  corolla (petal) fusion
   petals separate
   fused, at least toward base
  ovaries/pistils per flower
   1
   2-5
   more than 5
  number of fertile stamens
   1-2
   3
   4
   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 consistency at maturity
   dry/leathery
   fleshy

Indiana State Parks: McCormick's Creek State Park - spring wildflowers

Marc Evans
Species Count: 138

Annonaceae

Apiaceae

Apocynaceae

Araceae

Aristolochiaceae

Asparagaceae

Asteraceae

Berberidaceae

Boraginaceae

Brassicaceae

Caprifoliaceae

Caryophyllaceae

Celastraceae

Colchicaceae

Commelinaceae

Cornaceae

Crassulaceae

Elaeagnaceae

Ericaceae

Fabaceae

Gentianaceae

Geraniaceae

Grossulariaceae

Hydrangeaceae

Iridaceae

Lamiaceae

Lauraceae

Liliaceae

Limnanthaceae

Magnoliaceae

Melanthiaceae

Montiaceae

Orchidaceae

Orobanchaceae

Oxalidaceae

Papaveraceae

Polemoniaceae

Polygonaceae

Primulaceae

Ranunculaceae

Rosaceae

Rubiaceae

Sapindaceae

Saxifragaceae

Smilacaceae

Staphyleaceae

Viburnaceae

Violaceae