Plant Taxonomy (BIOL308) - Stephen G. Saupe, Ph.D.; Biology Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321; ssaupe@csbsju.edu; http://www.employees.csbsju.edu/ssaupe/ |
Keying Exercises
- Special modifications - tendril, thorn, spine, prickle
- Leaf shape - linear, oblong, lanceolate, ovate, elliptic, orbicular, reniform
- Leaf bases/apex - acute, acuminate, obtuse, rounded, truncate, cordate, oblique, hastate, sagittate, peltate
- Leaf margins - entire, crenate, serrate, doubly serrate, dentate, lobed
- Surface features - glabrous, pubescent, pilose, hirsute, scabrous, tomentose, glaucous
- Bud terminology - bud scale, bud scale scar, stipule scar, leaf scar, vascular bundle scar
- Leaf attachment - basal, cauline, alternate, opposite, whorled
- Leaf attachment - petiolate, sessile, perfoliate, clasping, sheathing
- Stem types - rhizome, stolon, corm, bulb, tuber
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