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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
ferns & allies
grass-like
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
orchids
spurges
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
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
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Robert Easter
Species Count: 267
Acanthaceae
Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Anacardiaceae
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Aspleniaceae
Asteraceae
Boraginaceae
Brassicaceae
Campanulaceae
Cannabaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Celastraceae
Commelinaceae
Convolvulaceae
Cornaceae
Cupressaceae
Cyperaceae
Elaeagnaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae
Fagaceae
Geraniaceae
Grossulariaceae
Juglandaceae
Lamiaceae
Lauraceae
Malvaceae
Menispermaceae
Molluginaceae
Montiaceae
Moraceae
Nyctaginaceae
Oleaceae
Onagraceae
Orchidaceae
Oxalidaceae
Phytolaccaceae
Pinaceae
Plantaginaceae
Poaceae
Polygalaceae
Polygonaceae
Primulaceae
Ranunculaceae
Rosaceae
Rubiaceae
Rutaceae
Salicaceae
Sapindaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Smilacaceae
Solanaceae
Staphyleaceae
Ulmaceae
Urticaceae
Verbenaceae
Viburnaceae
Violaceae
Vitaceae