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Plant
habit
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
cactus-like / succulents
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
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
sheathing
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy