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Plant
habit
trees
shrubs
herbaceous
cactus-like / succulents
special groups
composites
mints
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
stature
prostrate
scapose
erect or ascending; neither prostrate nor scapose
armature
unarmed
armed
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
stipules
stipules absent
stipules or their scars present
leaf (leaflet) margin
entire
toothed
lobed
revolute
fleshy or succulent leaves
not fleshy/succulent
fleshy/succulent
Inflorescence
type
solitary
spike
raceme
umbel
corymb
head/capitate/glomerules
panicle
cymose
scorpioid cyme
cone
plant sexuality
monoecious
dioecious
bisexual flowers
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
corolla (petal) fusion
petals separate
fused, at least toward base
corolla symmetry
regular
bilateral
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
Stem & Twigs
succulent vs non-succulent
succulent
not succulent