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habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
cactus-like / succulents
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
leaf (leaflet) margin
entire
toothed
lobed
revolute
fleshy or succulent leaves
not fleshy/succulent
fleshy/succulent
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
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
number of fertile stamens
1-2
3
4
5
6
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
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Chick Keller, Craig Martin, and others
Species Count: 210
Amaranthaceae
Anacardiaceae
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Asparagaceae
Asteraceae
Berberidaceae
Boraginaceae
Brassicaceae
Cactaceae
Campanulaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Celastraceae
Convolvulaceae
Cornaceae
Elaeagnaceae
Ericaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae
Geraniaceae
Grossulariaceae
Hydrangeaceae
Iridaceae
Lamiaceae
Linaceae
Loasaceae
Malvaceae
Oleaceae
Onagraceae
Orchidaceae
Orobanchaceae
Papaveraceae
Phrymaceae
Plantaginaceae
Polemoniaceae
Polygonaceae
Primulaceae
Ranunculaceae
Rosaceae
Rubiaceae
Rutaceae
Sapindaceae
Saxifragaceae
Solanaceae
Verbenaceae
Viburnaceae
Violaceae