Identification Key database development progress:
...as of 02/09/02 : 1171 elements, 412 subordinates, 22 synonyms, 912 antonyms
...as of 02/03/02 : 1088 elements, 401 subordinates, 22 synonyms, 922 antonyms
...as of 02/03/02 : added link to plant characteristics
...as of 01/26/02 : 1067 elements, 387 subordinates, 23 synonyms, 895 antonyms
...as of 01/26/02 : workaround Unix's explosive file size on repeated concatenation of DBMopened hash element
...as of 01/13/02 : 813 elements, 387 subordinates, 25 synonyms, 955 antonyms
...as of 01/08/02 : 769 elements, 373 subordinates, 25 synonyms, 891 antonyms
...as of 01/08/02 : resolved misbehaving Windows environment running Perl (db prep, local computer)
...as of 12/11/01 : 748 elements, 371 subordinates, 25 synonyms, 887 antonyms
...as of 11/28/01 : 740 elements, 371 subordinates, 25 synonyms, 887 antonyms
...as of 11/15/01 : resolved problem with misbehaving PERL language command in prescanning program (db prep, local computer)
...as of 10/04/01 : 607 elements, 336 subordinates, 12 synonyms, 781 antonyms
...as of 08/09/01 : 520 elements, 306 subordinates, 12 synonyms, 677 antonyms
...as of 04/01/01 : 334 elements, 227 subordinates, 20 synonyms, 616 antonyms
Quick Instructions: 1. pick one obvious, absolute plant characteristic 2. use <Control>+<F> to find that characteristic using a keyword 3. mark that characteristic 'Y' and press a <Process> button 4. do steps 1 thru 3 again with the next characteristic repeatedly until done
display style Level Tree
display only All Yes No NOT a No (Y/S/U) Marked Unmarked characteristics
display only All Main Habitat Winter key
reset the key Y N (Unmark all the characteristics, start over.) Y N Plants of the Pine Barrens
Y N Non-Flowering Plants (Ferns and Fern Allies)
Y N Ferns
Y N Frond-Persistence
Y N Fern is NOT Evergreen
Y N Fern is Evergreen
Y N Fern-Spores
Y N Spores on Structures which look like Fern Fronds
Y N Spores on Structures which do NOT look like Fern Fronds
Y N Spores on Cinnamon Colored Stalk/Bunch of Stalks in Center of Crown
Y N Spores Not on Fronds, Not on Cinnamon Colored Stalk/Bunch of Stalks in Center of Crown
Y N Fern-Sori
Y N Sori (Spore Cases) Not Round
Y N Sori (Spore Cases) Round
Y N Frond-Type
Y N Irregular Fern Fronds
Y N Fronds Like Curled Grass Leaves
Y N Fronds like Curled Grass, Curly Grass Fern Schizaea_pusilla(characteristic list)
Y N Regular Fern Fronds (Plant is Readily Recognizable as Being a Fern)
Y N Frond Pinnae(Leaflets) Lobed or Toothed
Y N Frond Pinnae(Leaflets) NOT Lobed or Toothed
Y N Bottom Pair of Pinnae Point Towards Ground
Y N Bottom Pair of Pinnae Are Level
Y N Frond Mainstem Winged
Y N Frond Mainstem NOT Winged
Y N Single Fronds Grow From Separated Points Along the Root
Y N Stem Splits into Three Fronds 6-15 Inches Above Soil
Y N Bracken Fern Pteridium_aquilinum(characteristic list)
Y N Stem From Ground becomes a Single Frond
Y N Twice Cut Running Fronds
Y N Marsh Fern Dryopteris_thelypteris(characteristic list)
Y N Bog or Massachusetts Fern Dryopteris_simulata(characteristic list)
Y N Virginia Chain Fern Woodwardia_virginica(characteristic list)
Y N Once Cut Running Fronds
Y N Sensitive Fern Onoclea_sensibilis(characteristic list)
Y N Netted or Narrow-leaved Chain-fern Woodwardia_areolata(characteristic list)
Y N Multiple Fronds Grow From a Crown (many stems growing from the same point)
Y N Once Cut Fronds on Crowned Plant
Y N Royal Fern Osmunda_regalis(characteristic list)
Y N Ebony Spleenwort Asplenium_platyneuron(characteristic list)
Y N Twice Cut Fronds on Crowned Plant
Y N Cinnamon Fern Osmunda_cinnamomea(characteristic list)
Y N Fern Allies (Horsetails & Club-mosses)
Y N Horsetails
Y N Common Horsetail Equisetum_arvense(characteristic list)
Y N Club-Mosses
Y N Club-moss Cone Larger Diameter Than A Wooden Pencil
Y N Fox-tail Club-moss Lycopodium_alopecuroides(characteristic list)
Y N Club-moss Cone Smaller Diameter Than A Wooden Pencil
Y N Bog Club-moss Lycopodium_inundatum(characteristic list)
Y N Stem of Fertile Cone is sparsly populated with Leaves
Y N Carolina Club-moss Lycopodium_carolinianum(characteristic list)
Y N Stem of Fertile Cone is well covered with Leaves
Y N Club-moss Leaves Slightly Toothed Near Base
Y N Club-moss Leaves Distinctly Toothed
Y N Flowering Plants (Trees, Shrubs, Wild Flowers, Weeds & All other Vascular Plants except for Ferns & Fern-allies)
Y N Flowers
Y N Flowers Inconspicious and/or Lacking Petals
Y N Flowers are Hanging Catkins
Y N Flowers Are Conspicious
Y N Petal-Info
Y N Simple-Flowers
Y N Bilateral-Simple
Y N Pea-Like-Flowers
Y N Petals-Inconspicuous
Y N Simple Tubular and Lipped Flowers
Y N Tube or Bell Corolla Ending in 6 Lobes
Y N Tube or Bell Corolla Ending as 2 Lobes
Y N Tube or Bell Corolla Ending as 4 Lobes
Y N Tube or Bell Corolla Ending as 5 Lobes
Y N Flowers with Separated Petals
Y N Number of Petals
Y N 5 Petals
Y N 6 Petals
Y N More than 6 Petals
Y N 3 Petals
Y N 4 Petals
Y N Composite-Flowers
Y N Ligulate Composites, All Ray or Strap Shaped Flowers (Dandelion,Hawkweed)
Y N Radiate Composites, Both Ray & Disk Flowers (Aster,Daisy,Sunflwr,Goldenrod)
Y N Aster Flowers
Y N Goldenrod Flowers Group
Y N Goldenrod Wandlike - Cluster is Vertical 'Spike' at Tip
Y N Goldenrod Plume - Cluster is Horizontal 'Feathers' near Tip
Y N Goldenrod Flat-topped - Flat-topped Cluster at Tip
Y N Flower/Apparent Flower Symmetry
Y N Flowers/Apparent Flowers Radially Symmetrical (Flowers Are Round)
Y N Flowers/Apparent Flowers Bilaterally Symmetrical (Flowers Are Two Sided)
Y N Flower-Color
Y N One-Color-Flowers
Y N Purple-Flowers
Y N Stiff-leaved Aster Aster_linariifolius (characteristic list)
Y N Rose Pogonia/Snakemouth Pogonia_ophioglossoides(characteristic list)
Y N Grass Pink Calopogon_pulchellus(characteristic list)
Y N Arethusa Arethusa_bulbosa(characteristic list)
Y N Tick-trefoils or Stick-tights Desmondium_spp (characteristic list)
Y N Wand-like Bush-clover Lespedeza_intermedia (characteristic list)
Y N Nuttall's Milkwort Polygala_nuttallii(characteristic list)
Y N Cross-leaved Milkwort Polygala_cruciata(characteristic list)
Y N Short-leaved Milkwort Polygala_brevifolia(characteristic list)
Y N Birdfoot Violet Viola_pedata(characteristic list)
Y N Swamp Loosestrife Decodon_verticillatus (characteristic list)
Y N Meadow-beauty Rhexia_virginica(characteristic list)
Y N Pine-barren Gentain Gentiana_autumnalis(characteristic list)
Y N Chaffseed Schwalbea_americana (characteristic list)
Y N Hairy Blazing-star Liatris_graminifolia(characteristic list)
Y N Wavy-leaved Aster Aster_undulatus (characteristic list)
Y N Late Purple Aster Aster_patens (characteristic list)
Y N Silvery Aster Aster_concolor (characteristic list)
Y N Showy Aster Aster_spectabilis (characteristic list)
Y N Bushy Aster Aster_dumosus (characteristic list)
Y N New York Aster Aster_novi_belgii (characteristic list)
Y N Slender Aster Aster_gracilis (characteristic list)
Y N Bog Aster Aster_nemoralis (characteristic list)
Y N Blue-Flowers
Y N Eastern Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium_atlanticum(characteristic list)
Y N Slender Blue Flag Iris_prismatica(characteristic list)
Y N Wild Lupine Lupinus_perennis(characteristic list)
Y N Bluecurls or Bastard Pennyroyal Trichostema_dichotomum (characteristic list)
Y N Narrow-leaved Bluecurls Trichostema_setaceum (characteristic list)
Y N Blue or Old-field Toadflax Linaria_canadensis (characteristic list)
Y N Canby's Lobelia Lobelia_canbyi (characteristic list)
Y N Nuttall's Lobelia Lobelia_nuttallii (characteristic list)
Y N Green-Flowers
Y N Green Woodland Orchis Habenaria_clavellata(characteristic list)
Y N Bastard or Star Toadflax Comandra_umbellata (characteristic list)
Y N Wild Ipecac or Ipecac-Spurge Euphorbia_ipecacuanhae(characteristic list)
Y N Blunt-leaved Milkweed Asclepias_amplexicaulis (characteristic list)
Y N Orange-Flowers
Y N Turk's-cap Lily Lilium_superbum(characteristic list)
Y N Orange Milkwort Polygala_lutea(characteristic list)
Y N Butterfly-weed Asclepias_tuberosa(characteristic list)
Y N Pink-Flowers
Y N Swamp-pink Helonias_bullata(characteristic list)
Y N Pink Lady's-slipper/Moccasin-flower Cypripedium_acaule(characteristic list)
Y N Jointweed Polygonella_articulata (characteristic list)
Y N Goat's-rue Tephrosia_virginiana (characteristic list)
Y N Marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum_virginicum(characteristic list)
Y N Maryland Meadow-beauty Rhexia_mariana(characteristic list)
Y N Spreading Dogbane Apocynum_androsaemifolium(characteristic list)
Y N Pine-barren Gerardia Gerardia_racemulosa(characteristic list)
Y N Bristle-leaved or Thread-leaved Gerardia Gerardia_setacea (characteristic list)
Y N Rattlesnake-root or Lion's-foot Prenanthes_serpentaria (characteristic list)
Y N Pine-barrens or Slender Rattlesnake-root Prenanthes_autumnalis (characteristic list)
Y N Red-Flowers
Y N Thyme-leaved Pinweed Lechea_minor (characteristic list)
Y N Oblong-fruited Pinweed Lechea_racemulosa (characteristic list)
Y N Fireweed or Great Willow-herb Epilobium_augustifolium (characteristic list)
Y N Red Milkweed Asclepias_rubra (characteristic list)
Y N White-Flowers
Y N Dodder Cuscuta_spp(characteristic list)
Y N Pickering Morning-glory Breweria_pickeringii(characteristic list)
Y N Turkeybeard Xerophyllum_asphodeloides(characteristic list)
Y N False Asphodel Tofieldia_racemosa(characteristic list)
Y N Colicroot Aletris_farinosa (characteristic list)
Y N White Fringed Orchis Habenaria_blephariglottis(characteristic list)
Y N Little Ladies-tresses Spiranthes_tuberosa(characteristic list)
Y N Jagged Ladies-tresses Spiranthes_laciniata (characteristic list)
Y N Nodding Ladies-tresses Spiranthes_cernua(characteristic list)
Y N Pine-barren Sandwort Arenaria_caroliniana(characteristic list)
Y N Hairy Bush-clover Lespedeza_hirta (characteristic list)
Y N Narrow-leaved Bush-clover Lespedeza_angustifolia (characteristic list)
Y N Lance-leaved Violet Viola_lanceolata (characteristic list)
Y N Primrose-leaved Violet Viola_primulifolia (characteristic list)
Y N Slender-leaved Cowbane Oxypolis_rigidior (characteristic list)
Y N Indian-pipe Monotropa_uniflora(characteristic list)
Y N Star-flower Trientalis_borealis(characteristic list)
Y N Lance-leaved Sabatia Sabatia_difformis(characteristic list)
Y N Indian-Hemp Apocynum_cannabinum (characteristic list)
Y N Mountain-Mint Pycnanthemum_verticillatum (characteristic list)
Y N Sessile-leaved Bugleweed or Water-Horehound Lycopus_amplectens (characteristic list)
Y N Cow-wheat Melampyrum_lineare(characteristic list)
Y N Pine-barren Bedstraw Galium_pilosum (characteristic list)
Y N Rough Buttonweed Diodia_teres (characteristic list)
Y N White Boneset Eupatorium_album (characteristic list)
Y N White-bracted Boneset Eupatorium_leucolepis (characteristic list)
Y N Hyssop-leaved Boneset Eupatorium_hyssopifolium (characteristic list)
Y N Rough Boneset Eupatorium_pilosum (characteristic list)
Y N Hairy Boneset Eupatorium_pubescens (characteristic list)
Y N Round-leaved Boneset Eupatorium_rotundifolium (characteristic list)
Y N Pine-barren Boneset Eupatorium_resinosum (characteristic list)
Y N Catfoot or White or Sweet Everlasting Gnaphalium_obtusifolium (characteristic list)
Y N Purple Cudweed Gnaphalium_purpureum (characteristic list)
Y N White Goldenrod or Silverrod Solidago_bicolor (characteristic list)
Y N Toothed White-topped Aster Sericocarpus_asteroides (characteristic list)
Y N Narrow-leaved White-topped Aster Sericocarpus_linifolius (characteristic list)
Y N Yellow-Flowers
Y N Bog Asphodel Narthecium_americanum(characteristic list)
Y N Pine-barren Bellwort Uvularia_pudica (characteristic list)
Y N Redroot Lachnanthes_tinctoria (characteristic list)
Y N Yellow Stargrass Hypoxis_hirsuta (characteristic list)
Y N Golden-crest Lophiola_americana(characteristic list)
Y N Yellow Fringed Orchis Habenaria_ciliaris(characteristic list)
Y N Crested Yellow Orchis Habenaria_cristata(characteristic list)
Y N Southern Yellow Orchis Habenaria_integra(characteristic list)
Y N Wild Indigo Baptisia_tinctoria (characteristic list)
Y N Pencil-flower Stylosanthes_biflora (characteristic list)
Y N Yellow Flax Linum_intercursum(characteristic list)
Y N Ridged Yellow Flax Linum_striatum(characteristic list)
Y N St. Peter's-wort Ascyrum_stans(characteristic list)
Y N St. Andrew's Cross Ascyrum_hypericoides(characteristic list)
Y N Coppery St. John's-wort Hypericum_denticulatum(characteristic list)
Y N Canada St. John's-wort Hypericum_canadense(characteristic list)
Y N Orange-grass or Pineweed Hypericum_gentianoides (characteristic list)
Y N Frostweed Helianthemum_canadense(characteristic list)
Y N Globe-fruited Ludwigia Ludwigia_sphaerocarpa (characteristic list)
Y N Common Evening-primrose Oenothera_biennis(characteristic list)
Y N Cut-leaved Evening-primrose Oenothera_laciniata (characteristic list)
Y N Pinesap Monotropa_hypopithys (characteristic list)
Y N Upright Bartonia Bartonia_virginica (characteristic list)
Y N Twining Batronia Bartonia_paniculata (characteristic list)
Y N Horsemint Monarda_punctata(characteristic list)
Y N Golden Hedge-hyssop Gratiola_aurea (characteristic list)
Y N Downy False Foxglove Gerardia_virginica (characteristic list)
Y N Fern-leaved False Foxglove Gerardia_pedicularia(characteristic list)
Y N Yellow or Swamp-loosestrife or Swamp-candles Lysimachia_terrestris(characteristic list)
Y N Maryland Golden Aster Chrysopsis_mariana (characteristic list)
Y N Sickle-leaved Golden Aster Chrysopsis_falcata(characteristic list)
Y N Downy Goldenrod Solidago_puberula (characteristic list)
Y N Slender Goldenrod Solidago_erecta (characteristic list)
Y N Wand-like Goldenrod Solidago_stricta (characteristic list)
Y N Swamp Goldenrod Solidago_uliginosa (characteristic list)
Y N Field or Gray Goldenrod Solidago_nemoralis (characteristic list)
Y N Fragrant Goldenrod Solidago_odora (characteristic list)
Y N Pine-barren Goldenrod Solidago_fistulosa (characteristic list)
Y N Slender-leaved Goldenrod Solidago_tenuifolia (characteristic list)
Y N Woodland Sunflower Helianthus_divaricatus (characteristic list)
Y N Slender-leaved Tickseed-Sunflower or Beggar-ticks Bidens_coronata (characteristic list)
Y N Dwarf Dandelion Krigia_virginica(characteristic list)
Y N Vein-leaved Hawkweed or Rattlesnake-weed Hieracium_venosum(characteristic list)
Y N Hairy Hawkweed Hieracium_gronovii (characteristic list)
Y N Two-Color-Flowers
Y N WhiteYellow-Flowers
Y N Rose-colored Tickseed Coreopsis_rosea (characteristic list)
Y N RedYellow-Flowers
Y N YellowBrown-Flowers
Y N Narrow-leaved Sunflower Helianthus_angustifolius(characteristic list)
Y N YellowBlack-Flowers
Y N PinkYellow-Flowers
Y N Flower/Apparent Flower Groups
Y N Flowers/Apparent Flowers in Ones or Twos
Y N Flowers/Apparent Flowers Occur Singly
Y N Flowers/Apparent Flowers grouped together in a cluster
Y N Flowers/Apparent Flowers in a rosette around the stem
Y N Flowers/Apparent Flowers occur in Terminal Clusters
Y N Flowers grouped together in a terminal cluster all emanating from a single point
Y N Flowers in a Raceme or Spike, a dense cluster at the top of a spike
Y N Flowers grouped together in a ball-like cluster
Y N Cylindric-Raceme
Y N Flower-Shape
Y N Flower like Hanging Bell
Y N Flower/Apparent Flower Size
Y N Flower/Apparent Flower 2 Inches or Larger
Y N Flower/Apparent Flower 1/2 Inch or Larger
Y N Flower/Apparent Flower Less Than 1/2 Inch
Y N Flower/Apparent Flower less than a quarter inch
Y N Flower/Apparent Flower Tiny
Y N Flower/Apparent Flower less than half and more than a quarter inch
Y N Flower-Location
Y N Flowers Located at Branch Ends
Y N Flowers Located in Leaf Axils
Y N Fruit
Y N Fruit Characteristic Group
Y N Fruit-Inconspicuous
Y N Fruit-Conspicuous
Y N Fruit-Persistence
Y N Fruit-Persists-Into-Winter
Y N Fruit-Color
Y N Fruit-Blue-Black
Y N Fruit-Red
Y N Fruit-Blue
Y N Fruit-Bluish-White
Y N Fruit-Structure
Y N Fruit-Fleshy
Y N Fruit-Berries
Y N Fruit-Nuts
Y N Fruit-Burlike-Nut
Y N Fruit-Acorns
Y N Fruit-Waxy-Nutlets
Y N Fruit-Seeds
Y N Seed pods are like Pea Pods or Green Beans
Y N Winged-Seeds
Y N Persistent-Seed-Pods
Y N Hitch-Hiking-Seeds
Y N Two-Prong-Hitch-Hiking-Seeds
Y N Persistent-Hanging-Seed-Balls
Y N Fruit-Cones
Y N Pine-Cones
Y N Fruit-Conelike
Y N Fruit-Berrylike-Cone
Y N Leaves
Y N Leaf-Arrangement
Y N Opposite Leaves
Y N Alternate Leaves
Y N Whorled Leaves
Y N Basal Leaves
Y N Basal Rosette of Leaves
Y N Leaf-Composition
Y N Leaves-Absent
Y N Needle-like or Scale-like Leaves
Y N Needles/Scales Not in Groups
Y N Needles in Groups of 3
Y N Needles in Groups of 2 or 3
Y N Needles in Groups of 2
Y N Blade-Leaves
Y N Leaf-Shape
Y N Leaves Small & Scalelike
Y N Leaves Triangle
Y N Leaves Oval
Y N Leaf-Extended-Oval
Y N Leaves Oblong
Y N Leaf-Elliptical
Y N Leaf-Egg-Shaped
Y N Leaves Lancolate
Y N Leaves Spear Point Shaped
Y N Leaves long and narrow, grass-like
Y N Leaves Significantly Lobed Compound
Y N Leaf-Aspect-Ratio
Y N Leaf-Longer-Than-Wide
Y N Leaf Length is Ten or More Times Width
Y N Leaf Length is Twice Width
Y N Leaf Length is Three Times Width
Y N Leaf Length is Four to Five Times Width
Y N Leaf Length is Six to Nine Times Width
Y N Leaf-As-Wide-As-Long
Y N Leaf Length Equals Width
Y N Leaf-Tip-Shape
Y N Leaf-Tip-Group
Y N Leaf-Tip-Pointed
Y N Leaf-Tip-Rounded
Y N Leaf-Base-Shape
Y N Leaf Base Group
Y N Leaf Base Absent
Y N Leaf Base Clasps Stem
Y N Leaf Base Angles In Toward Leaf Stalk
Y N Leaf Base Rounds In Toward Leaf Stalk
Y N Leaf-Base-Indented
Y N Leaf-Base-Flat
Y N Leaf-Taper
Y N Leaf-Widest-Near-Center
Y N Leaf-Widest-Near-Base
Y N Leaf-Widest-Near-Tip
Y N Leaves Widest Opposite Stem
Y N Edge of the Leaf
Y N Edge of Leaflet has Spines
Y N Leaf Edge Smooth (NOT Toothed or Serrated)
Y N Leaf Edge Toothed or Serrated
Y N Leaf Edge Toothed or Serrated only at Tip
Y N Leaf Edge Toothed or Serrated only at Base
Y N Upper Leaves Edge Toothed or Serrated
Y N Wavy Leaf Edge
Y N Wavy Leaf Edge but only Near Leaf Tip
Y N Leaf-Lobes
Y N Leaves are Simple (NOT Compound)
Y N Leaves are NOT Lobed
Y N Leaves ARE lobed
Y N Leaf-Finely-Divided
Y N Leaf Lobes rounded Hills and Valleys
Y N Mitten Shaped Leaves with 1, 2 or 0 'thumbs'
Y N Leaf Lobes sharp Points and Vees
Y N Terminal Lobe Extended Typically With Three Points
Y N Leaves Are Compound or Divided
Y N 3-Leaflets
Y N Many-Leaflets
Y N Leaflet-Aspect-Ratio
Y N Leaflet-Longer-Than-Wide
Y N Leaflet Length is Twice Width
Y N Leaflet Length is Three Times Width
Y N Leaflet Length is Four to Five Times Width
Y N Leaflet Length is Six to Nine Times Width
Y N Leaflet-As-Wide-As-Long
Y N Leaflet-Tip-Shape
Y N Leaflet-Tip-Group
Y N Leaflet-Tip-Pointed
Y N Leaflet-Tip-Rounded
Y N Leaflet-Base-Shape
Y N Leaflet Base Group (includes ALL Leaflet Base Shapes)
Y N Leaflet Base Angles In Toward Leaflet Stalk
Y N Leaflet-Taper
Y N Leaflet-Widest-Near-Tip
Y N Leaflet-Widest-Near-Center
Y N Leaflet-Widest-Near-Base
Y N Leaf-Stalks
Y N Leaf-Stalks-Absent
Y N Leaf-Stalks-Present
Y N Leaf-Stalks-Winged
Y N Leaf-Stalks-Clasping
Y N Leaf-Stalks-Short
Y N Leaf-Hair
Y N Leaf-Hair-Group
Y N Leaf-Hair-Absent
Y N Leaf-Has-Hair
Y N Leaf-Hairy
Y N Leaf-Bottom-Haired
Y N Leaf-Edge-Haired
Y N Leaf-Downy
Y N Leaf Coloration
Y N Bottom of Leaf White/Whitish
Y N White-Leaves
Y N Yellow-Leaves
Y N GreyGreen-Leaves
Y N Shiny Leaves
Y N Leaf-Persistence
Y N Keeps/Tries-to-Keep Leaves through Winter
Y N Sheds Leaves in Winter
Y N Leaf-Rigidity
Y N Leaves-Stiff
Y N Flowering-Plant-Type
Y N Herbaceous Plant (Not Woody)
Y N Vine, Either Woody or Herbateous
Y N No-Tendrils
Y N Tendrils
Y N Woody Plants
Y N Trees
Y N Not-Oak
Y N Short-leaf Pine Pinus_echinata(characteristic list)
Y N Scrub/Jersey Pine Pinus_virginiana(characteristic list)
Y N Pitch Pine Pinus_rigida(characteristic list)
Y N Atlantic White Cedar Chamaecyparis_thyoides(characteristic list)
Y N Red Cedar Juniperus_virginiana(characteristic list)
Y N Grey Birch Betula_populifolia(characteristic list)
Y N Red Maple Acer_rubrum(characteristic list)
Y N Sassafras sap has spicy smell (boil roots to make tea) Sassafras_albidum(characteristic list)
Y N Sweet Bay Magnolia Magnolia_virginiana(characteristic list)
Y N Sweet Gum hanging ball seed capsules, not P-Barrens native Liquidambar_styraciflua (characteristic list)
Y N Black Cherry not P-Barrens native Prunus_serotina(characteristic list)
Y N American Holly, red berries in fall/winter Ilex_opaca(characteristic list)
Y N Sour Gum lots of irregularly placed branches & twigs Nyssa_sylvatica (characteristic list)
Y N Oaks
Y N White Oaks, "Bristle points" absent from leaves
Y N Chestnut Oak Quercus_prinus(characteristic list)
Y N White Oak Quercus_alba(characteristic list)
Y N Post Oak leaves leathery, prominent lateral lobes Quercus_stellata(characteristic list)
Y N Red Oaks, Leaves have "Bristle" Points
Y N Black-jack Oak Quercus_marilandica(characteristic list)
Y N Black Oak Quercus_velutina (characteristic list)
Y N Scarlet Oak Quercus_coccinea(characteristic list)
Y N Southern Red Oak Quercus_falcata (characteristic list)
Y N Bark
Y N Bark-Color
Y N Bark Color Black
Y N Bark Color Tan/Green
Y N Bark Color White/Grey
Y N Bark Color Red/Brown
Y N Bark Color Brown/Black
Y N Bark Color Grey/Brown
Y N Bark Color Brown
Y N Bark-Texture
Y N Bark is Paper-like
Y N Bark has Ridges or Grooves
Y N Bark is Smooth (Not Rough)
Y N Bark appears to be of Plates
Y N Buds
Y N End-Buds
Y N End-Buds-False
Y N End-Buds-True
Y N Bud-Scales
Y N Bud-Scales-Many
Y N Bud-Scales-None
Y N Bud-Scales-3
Y N Bud-Hair
Y N Buds-Haired
Y N Buds-Hairless
Y N Bundle-Scars
Y N Bundle-Scar-1
Y N Bundle-Scars-3
Y N Shrubs
Y N Swamp/Clammy Azalea Rhododendron_viscosum(characteristic list)
Y N Bayberry, Candleberry Myrica_pensylvanica(characteristic list)
Y N Evergreen Bayberry Myrica_heterophylla(characteristic list)
Y N Sweet-fern Comptonia_peregrina(characteristic list)
Y N Common/Smooth Alder Alnus_serrulata(characteristic list)
Y N Woody Plant Twig Characteristics
Y N Twig-Hair
Y N Twig-Hair-Group
Y N Twigs-Haired
Y N Twigs-Hairless
Y N Twig-Color
Y N Twigs-Green
Y N Twigs-Black
Y N Twigs-Gray
Y N Pith
Y N Pith-Composition
Y N Pith-Solid
Y N Pith-Chambered
Y N Plant Stem Characteristics
Y N Stem-Orientation
Y N Stem Orientation Group
Y N Prostrate Plant
Y N Main Stem Arches Up From Ground Surface
Y N Upright Plant
Y N Compressed Stem
Y N Stem-Branching
Y N Stem-Branching-Group
Y N Stem-Not-Branched
Y N Stem-Branched
Y N Stem-Minimal-Branching
Y N Stem Only Branching Near End
Y N Stem-Significant-Branching
Y N Stem-Hair
Y N Stem-Hair-Group
Y N Stem Not Haired
Y N Stem-Haired
Y N Stem Haired
Y N Stem-Hair-Sticky
Y N Stem-Downy
Y N Stem-Hair-Color
Y N Stem-Hair-White
Y N Stem-Hair-Not-Black
Y N Stem-Thickness
Y N Stem Thickness Group
Y N Stem-Thick
Y N Stem-Thin
Y N Stem-Color
Y N Glaucous-Stems
Y N WhiteGreen-Stems
Y N GrayGreen-Stems
Y N Yel-Org-Stems
Y N Yellow-Stems
Y N Stem-Section
Y N Stem Cross-section Round
Y N Stem Cross-section Angled (has flat sides)
Y N Stem Cross-section Square
Y N Stem-Rigidity
Y N Stem-Rigid
Y N Habitat
Y N Habitat Neighborhoods
Y N Open-Areas
Y N Meadows
Y N Savanahs
Y N Bogs
Y N Woods
Y N Thickets
Y N Swamps
Y N Cedar-Swamps
Y N Habitat Soil Characteristics
Y N Soil Particle Size
Y N Sandy-Soil
Y N Soil-Ph
Y N Acidic-Soil
Y N Soil Organic Composition
Y N High-Organic-Soil
Y N Low-Organic-Soil
Y N Habitat Moisture Characteristics
Y N Dry-Areas
Y N Areas Which Are Neither Wet Nor Dry
Y N Low-Areas
Y N Transitional
Y N Wet-Areas
Y N Near-Water
Y N Moist-Banks
Y N Habitat Disturbance Characteristics
Y N Undisturbed-Areas
Y N Disturbed-Areas
Y N Road-Sides
Y N Cranberry-Bogs
Y N Fields
Y N Plant Size, Height Above the Surface
Y N Plant Taller Than Catagories
Y N Plant Height Greater Than -1000 Feet (An Underground/Underwater Location)
Y N Plant Height Greater Than 0 Inches (Above the Surface)
Y N Plant Height Greater Than 6 Inches
Y N Plant Height Greater Than 12 Inches
Y N Plant Height Greater Than 3 Feet
Y N Plant Height Greater Than 10 Feet
Y N Plant Height Greater Than 20 Feet
Y N Plant Height Greater Than 40 Feet
Y N Plant Shorter Than Catagories
Y N Plant Height Less Than 1000 Feet
Y N Plant Height Less Than 60 Feet
Y N Plant Height Less Than 40 Feet
Y N Plant Height Less Than 20 Feet
Y N Plant Height Less Than 10 Feet
Y N Plant Height Less Than 3 Feet
Y N Plant Height Less Than 12 Inches