LIST OF CHARACTERS

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Other resources: Keys to the Wisconsin Compositae (Asters) by Dr. Robert Kowal

Plant Habit    Chlorophyll absent (parasites or saprophytes)   Hairs / Spines / Thorns/Tendrils Hairs stinging  Spiny stems or leaves Tendrils Sap  Milky     Watery	Inflorescences (flower clusters)   .
Flowers     Red/Pink Blue/Purple Yellow Orange Green/Brown White	Flower's colored parts  (can be petals and/or sepals) 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12   > 12 but <100   > 100 All separate Joined Joined only at bottom
Leaf shape / arrangement Leaves grass or sword-like 3 leaflets 4 or more palmate leaflets) Leaves simple (1 per leaf stem) Leaves compound (> 2 per leaf stem) 4 or more pinnate leaflets	Leaves arrangement Leaves opposite or whorled Leaves alternate  Leaves peltate  Basal   Leaf Edges   Leaves or leaflets without any lobes or teeth   Leaves or leaflets lobed or feathery Leaves or leaflets toothed
Fruit (seed container, i.e. Pea Pod) Fruit a capsule (enclosed in container, i.e. pea pod) Fruit a nut (large, hard container) Fruit fleshy (berry, drupe, pome) Fruits with wings Fruits with hairs for dispersal by wind Fruits prickly with hooks or spines	Fruit with 1 seed (i.e. Cherry) Fruit with more than 2 seeds (i.e. Apple) Seeds Seeds with wings Seeds with hairs for dispersal by wind