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Division
Dicotyledoneae (384)
Monocotyledoneae (56)
Evergreen
No (8)
Yes (1)
Family
Asteraceae (99)
Liliaceae (26)
Ranunculaceae (26)
Fabaceae (24)
Lamiaceae (19)
Apiaceae (18)
Orchidaceae (17)
Caryophyllaceae (15)
Scrophulariaceae (15)
Rosaceae (14)
Polygonaceae (13)
Violaceae (13)
Brassicaceae (12)
Rubiaceae (8)
Saxifragaceae (7)
Campanulaceae (6)
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Flower attachment
Stalk erect (6)
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Stalk horizontal (2)
Flower cluster
Few (212)
Spike (136)
Loose (84)
Ball (48)
Single (45)
Flat (22)
Flower color, main
White (218)
Yellow, orange (140)
Blue, purple (116)
Red, pink (85)
Green, transparent (60)
Maroon, brown, black (17)
Flower color, secondary
None (61)
Yellow, orange (24)
Red, pink (22)
Green (18)
Blue, purple (14)
Maroon, brown, black (14)
White (14)
Flower group, number of flowers
10 - 20 (2)
20 - 30 (2)
30 - 40 (2)
5 - 10 (2)
50 - 60 (2)
3 - 5 (1)
40 - 50 (1)
Flower longest dimension in cm
Under 1 (54)
1 - 2 (50)
2 - 3 (27)
3 - 4 (10)
4 - 5 (6)
8 - 10 (6)
5 - 6 (5)
6 - 8 (5)
Over 10 (4)
Flower lower lip color, main
Red/pink (1)
White (1)
Flower on stalk
Yes (10)
No (2)
Flower opens
Sideways (5)
Upwards (3)
Closed (1)
Down/ Nodding (1)
Flower petal length in mm
4-10 (38)
10-20 (34)
1-3 (21)
20-30 (17)
Over 30 (13)
Under 1 (7)
Flower petal number
5 (217)
Over 6 (122)
6 (67)
4 (56)
0 or indistinct (53)
1 - 2 (39)
3 (15)
Flower petal shape
Flat (22)
Fused (12)
Curved back (11)
Curved inward (10)
Clawed at base (5)
Cup or hood (4)
Frilly (3)
Flower petal tip
Rounded (26)
Pointed (19)
Split or notched (12)
Toothed (12)
Flower petal-sepal ratio
Petals longer than sepals (6)
Petals as long as sepals (2)
Flower pistil, ovary position relative to petal/sepal base
Above (23)
Below (2)
Flower pistil, stigma number
3 (7)
1 (2)
Flower pistil, style branches
3 (2)
4 (1)
Flower pistil, style number
3 (4)
1 (2)
Flower position
Axillary, at base of leaves (7)
Apical, tip of plant (5)
Flower sepal color
Green (8)
Reddish brown (1)
Flower sepal number
4 (5)
5 (2)
Flower shape
Rayed (47)
Bell (12)
Other (10)
Cup (9)
Grouped (8)
Hooded (5)
Ballooned (1)
Flower stamen number
6 (29)
5 (4)
3 (3)
2 (2)
4 (2)
9 - 10 (2)
Over 10 (2)
Flower stamens or carpels showy
Frilly (17)
Not showy (8)
Distinctly colored (6)
Larger than petals (4)
Fat (3)
Flower symmetry
Radial (335)
Bilateral (116)
Fruit beak
Absent (3)
Round (2)
Fruit color
Green (9)
Brown/maroon (6)
Black/blue/purple (1)
Red/pink (1)
White (1)
Fruit cross section
0 edge, round (4)
2 edges, flattened (3)
2 edges, round (2)
3 edges (2)
Fruit position
Spreading (4)
Close to stem (1)
Fruit seed number
1 (2)
2 (2)
5 - 10 (2)
10-20 (1)
3 (1)
4 (1)
Fruit shape
Elongated (9)
Coin-like (5)
Round (4)
Other (2)
Curved (1)
Sectioned (1)
Spindle (1)
Wider near tip (1)
Fruit size ratio
Longer than wide (5)
Wide as long (2)
Fruit size, length in cm
1-2 (3)
Under 0.5 (3)
0.5-1 (2)
Fruit size, width in mm
3-5 (3)
1-3 (2)
5-10 (1)
Under 1 (1)
Fruit texture
Smooth (8)
Papery (3)
Hairy (2)
Spiny (2)
Fruit tip shape
Point (3)
Notch (2)
Genus
Viola (13)
Solidago (9)
Helianthus (8)
Polygonum (8)
Symphyotrichum (8)
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Ranunculus (6)
Thalictrum (6)
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Silene (5)
Smilax (5)
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Cardamine (4)
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Lespedeza (4)
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Plantago (4)
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Sanicula (4)
Stellaria (4)
Trifolium (4)
Agrimonia (3)
Anemone (3)
Asclepias (3)
Bidens (3)
Cerastium (3)
Chelone (3)
Cirsium (3)
Clematis (3)
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Eurybia (3)
Geum (3)
Hypericum (3)
Ipomoea (3)
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Lobelia (3)
Lysimachia (3)
Platanthera (3)
Polygala (3)
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Rumex (3)
Uvularia (3)
Veronica (3)
Vicia (3)
Acalypha (2)
Actaea (2)
Allium (2)
Ambrosia (2)
Angelica (2)
Aralia (2)
Arnoglossum (2)
Aureolaria (2)
Barbarea (2)
Chamaecrista (2)
Chenopodium (2)
Cimicifuga (2)
Circaea (2)
Claytonia (2)
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Coreopsis (2)
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Dicentra (2)
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Euphorbia (2)
Fallopia (2)
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Houstonia (2)
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Packera (2)
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Pycnanthemum (2)
Saxifraga (2)
Scutellaria (2)
Sisyrinchium (2)
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Verbesina (2)
Zizia (2)
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Leaf / leaflet shape
Wider near middle (206)
Lobed (103)
Wider near base (73)
Heart/round (67)
Linear (50)
Wider near tip (42)
Scale-like or absent (6)
Leaf / leaflet tip shape
Pointed (20)
Round (7)
Notched (1)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate (255)
Opposite (118)
Basal (90)
Whorled (36)
Absent at flowering (9)
Leaf base shape
Narrow (13)
Wide or oval (4)
Heart or clasping (2)
Leaf blade length in cm
5 - 10 (160)
10 - 30 (144)
1 - 5 (110)
30 - 50 (18)
Under 1 (7)
50 - 70 (4)
Leaf blade margin division
Entire (31)
Toothed, small (7)
Lobed shallowly (2)
Lobed deeply (1)
Leaf division
Simple: is not divided (350)
Compound: 2- or 3-parted (56)
Compound: pinnate 1 time (40)
Compound: pinnate 2 times (22)
Compound: Palmate (9)
Absent at flowering (6)
Compound: pinnate over 2 times (5)
Leaf hair type
Undivided (5)
Divided once (1)
Leaf lobe number
1 (6)
3 (2)
Over 5 (1)
Leaf margin
Smooth (13)
Toothed (13)
Lobed (9)
Hairy (5)
Scalloped/ Crenate (4)
Wavy (3)
Thorny (1)
Leaf number
3 (5)
2 (2)
1 (1)
Leaf position
Alternate (11)
Opposite (2)
Basal (1)
Leaf stalk present
Yes (3)
Only lower leaves (2)
No (1)
Leaf stalk texture
Smooth (7)
Hairy (6)
Leaf top hair and texture
Hairless (16)
Hairy (9)
Glossy (4)
On veins (2)
All over (1)
Waxy (1)
Leaf top pattern
Uniform (17)
One spot (1)
Veins (1)
Leaf underside hair
Hairless (2)
Straight (2)
Cobwebby (1)
Leaf veins
Parallel (52)
Pinnate (23)
Net-like (7)
Palmate (5)
Longevity
Annual (5)
Perennial (2)
Plant growing in or on
Land, erect (92)
Land, climbing (7)
Land, creeping (3)
Wetland (3)
Other plants (2)
Water (1)
Plant height or length in cm
30 - 50 (131)
70 - 100 (131)
50 - 70 (126)
10 - 30 (98)
100 - 200 (94)
Over 200 (37)
1 - 10 (22)
Under 1 (2)
Range
North America EAST (20)
North America WEST (17)
Mexico (8)
Sepal texture
Hairy (3)
Hairless (1)
Stem color
Green (1)
Red / pink (1)
Stem cross-section
Square (18)
Round (15)
Stem hairs
Erect (2)
Flat (1)
Stem texture
Hairy (9)
Hairless (8)
Hairs at base (4)
Small thorns, pointing toward base (1)
Thorns
None (6)
On stem (1)
Z Composite disc
Sphere or cone (2)
Mostly flat (1)
Z Composite flower arragement
Daisy (27)
Dandelion (16)
Loose (11)
Tight cluster (6)
Not composite (5)
Z Composite ray number
10-20 (8)
50-100 (3)
20-50 (2)
5-10 (1)
Z Flower anther color
Yellow (2)
Maroon (1)
Z Flower group diameter in cm
1-1.5 (1)
1.5-2 (1)
2-3 (1)
3-4 (1)
Z Flower group, spath blade main color
Brown/maroon (1)
Green (1)
Z Flower group, spathe secondary color
Brown/maroon (1)
None (1)
Z Flower lip length, cm
3-4 (1)
4-5 (1)
5-6 (1)
Over 6 (1)
Z Leaf node
Sheath (5)
No sheath (2)
Z Stem
Multiple arching (3)
Single erect (2)
Z Stem winged
Not (9)
Winged (2)
Z flowering branch
Mostly horizontal (2)
Vertical and horizontal (2)