:

:
Plant
  habit
   grass-like
   aquatic & OBL wetland species
  special groups
   composites
   legumes
   milkweeds
   dicots
   monocots
  sap
   latex absent (sap clear)
   latex present
Leaves
  arrangement/phyllotaxy
   basal
   alternate
   opposite
  blade division
   all simple
   some or all fully compound
  leaf attachment
   sessile or nearly so
   leaf stalk (petiole) clearly present
   sheathing
Inflorescence
  flowering season - upper Midwest
   summer
   fall
Flower
  principal flower color
   white or cream
   purple
   blue
   yellow
   orange
   red
   pink
   brown
   inconspicuous
  flower type
   daisy- or dandelion-like
   bilateral/irregular symmetry
   radial symmetry 5 petals
   petals indistinguishable
Fruit or Cone
  mature fruit dehiscence
   opening along 1-2 seams
   opening along 3 to many seams
   does not split open to release seed

Sussex MG Meadow Plot1A

Judith Pfister
Species Count: 12

Acanthaceae

Apocynaceae

Asteraceae

Campanulaceae

Fabaceae

Poaceae