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Plant
special groups
composites
legumes
spurges
dicots
monocots
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
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
leaf (leaflet) margin
entire
toothed
lobed
fleshy or succulent leaves
fleshy/succulent
not fleshy/succulent
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
inconspicuous
corolla symmetry
regular
bilateral
corolla (petal) fusion
petals separate
fused, at least toward base
number of fertile stamens
1-2
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 Dehiscence
dehiscent (splits open)
indehiscent
mature fruit dehiscence
opening along 1-2 seams
opening along 3 to many seams
does not split open to release seed
Stem & Twigs
succulent vs non-succulent
succulent
not succulent