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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
special groups
composites
legumes
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
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
leaf attachment
sessile or nearly so
leaf stalk (petiole) clearly present
winged petiolate
sheathing
Inflorescence
flowering month
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
plant sexuality
monoecious
dioecious
bisexual flowers
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
John Wiens/ASDM
Species Count: 222
Acanthaceae
Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Aristolochiaceae
Asteraceae
Bignoniaceae
Boraginaceae
Brassicaceae
Cactaceae
Cannabaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Convolvulaceae
Crassulaceae
Crossosomataceae
Ephedraceae
Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae
Fouquieriaceae
Gentianaceae
Geraniaceae
Krameriaceae
Lamiaceae
Liliaceae
Loasaceae
Malpighiaceae
Malvaceae
Montiaceae
Nemacladaceae
Nyctaginaceae
Oleaceae
Onagraceae
Orobanchaceae
Phrymaceae
Plantaginaceae
Poaceae
Polemoniaceae
Polygonaceae
Primulaceae
Pteridaceae
Ranunculaceae
Rhamnaceae
Rubiaceae
Santalaceae
Selaginellaceae
Simmondsiaceae
Solanaceae
Urticaceae
Verbenaceae
Zygophyllaceae