Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

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FAMILY GUIDE to SHRUBS

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LIST OF CHARACTERS for SHRUBS

Conifers key  (Wisconsin Vascular Plants: UW-Madison)

Leaves
Leaves opposite 
Leaves alternate 
Leaves simple (1 per leaf stem)
Leaves compound (>1 per leaflet stem)
Leaves needles or scales

Compound Leaf arrangements
3 leaflets
Pinnate (> 3 per leaves stem)

Inflorescences (flower clusters)
large showy  Pea-like
Catkin Small clusters along stem  
Large flat-topped clusters at end of stem  
 Large round or long clusters at end of stem    
 Leaf tips
Linear Long pointed
Short pointed Rounded
Fruit (seed container, i.e. Pea pod)
Fruit a capsule (enclosed in container -i.e. pod)
Fruit a nut (large hard container)
Fruit fleshy (berry, drupe, pome)
Fruit cluster of free seeds (not enclosed in a container)
Fruit catkin
Fruits with wings, spines or hooks

Fruit with 1 seed (i.e. Cherry)
Fruit with more than 1 seeds  (i.e. Apple)

Leaf bases

Tapered Rounded

Heart or flat shaped

Leaf edges

Lobed Smooth

Toothed

Seeds (i.e. Pea)
Seeds with wings
Seeds with hairs for dispersal by wind

Bark
Smooth
Peeling or shaggy
With horizontal lines or dots

Thorns
Opposite
Alternate

Vascular Plants

Plants of Wisconsin

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