Key

Taxon:
Display:
Plant
  habit
   shrubs
   herbaceous
  longevity
   annual or biennial
   perennial
  sap
   latex absent (sap clear)
   latex present
  leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
   without marked odor
   clearly odiferous
Leaves
  blade division
   all simple
   deeply lobed or divided
  leaf attachment
   sessile or nearly so
   leaf stalk (petiole) clearly present
   winged petiolate
  leaf (leaflet) margin
   entire
   toothed
   lobed
Inflorescence
  type
   solitary
   spike
   raceme
   corymb
   head/capitate/glomerules
   panicle
   cymose
Flower
  principal flower color
   white or cream
   purple
   blue
   green
   yellow
   red
   pink
   brown
   inconspicuous
  corolla symmetry
   regular
   bilateral
  corolla (petal) fusion
   petals separate
   fused, at least toward base
  number of fertile stamens
   5
   7 or more
Fruit or Cone
  mature fruit dehiscence
   opening along 3 to many seams
   does not split open to release seed
Composite Traits
  head type
   discoid (disk only)
   radiate (rays and disks)
   all ligulate

Idaho Spring Flora - List 4

Rick Williams
Species Count: 21

Asteraceae

Hydrangeaceae