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Plant
  longevity
   annual or biennial
   perennial
Leaves
  leaf (blade) presence
   leaf blades present
   no leaves apparent
Flower
  flower type
   radial sym. 6 or more petals
   petals indistinguishable
Fruit or Cone
  mature fruit dehiscence
   opening along 3 to many seams
   does not split open to release seed
Graminoid Traits
  leaf arrangment - number of ranks
   2-ranked
   3-ranked
  stem consistency
   solid
   hollow except at nodes
  culm cross-section
   round
   angled
  leaf sheath
   closed (not split)
   open (split on side)
Sedge Traits
  perigynia
   absent
   glabrous

USU-WILD 4950 Group 3

Eric LaMalfa, Mary Barkworth, Michael Piep
Species Count: 33

Cyperaceae

Juncaceae

Poaceae