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Plant
  habit
   grass-like
   aquatic & OBL wetland species
  special groups
   composites
   legumes
   milkweeds
   mints
   dicots
   monocots
  longevity
   annual or biennial
   perennial
  sap
   latex absent (sap clear)
   latex present
Leaves
  arrangement/phyllotaxy
   basal
   alternate
   opposite
  blade division
   all simple
   some or all fully compound
Flower
  principal flower color
   white or cream
   purple
   blue
   yellow
   orange
   red
   pink
   inconspicuous
  flower type
   daisy- or dandelion-like
   bilateral/irregular symmetry
   radial symmetry 5 petals
   radial sym. 6 or more petals
   petals indistinguishable
  corolla (petal) fusion
   petals separate
   fused, at least toward base
  ovaries/pistils per flower
   1
   2-5
   more than 5
  number of fertile stamens
   3
   4
   5
   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
  mature fruit dehiscence
   opening along 1-2 seams
   opening along 3 to many seams
   does not split open to release seed

Sussex MG Meadow Plot2C

Judith Pfister
Species Count: 26

Apiaceae

Apocynaceae

Asteraceae

Fabaceae

Iridaceae

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

Ranunculaceae

Rosaceae

Verbenaceae