Latin names, Includes aquatics or insectivores …, Includes individuals with specified parts …, Inflorescence types, Leaf types
The family has some members with leaves or leaf arrangements that are (or have):
Passages in quotes are taken from _Plant Identification Terminology_ by James G. Harris & Melinda Woolf Harris.
"Without a stem ... the leaves are apparently all basal." (Harris & Harris)
Fabaceae-2 (Oxytropis lambertii)
The leaves have "small, ear-shaped appendages." (Harris & Harris)
Parnassiaceae (Parnassia fimbriata)
Awl-shaped leaves are "short, narrowly triangular, and sharply pointed like an awl." (Harris & Harris)
Cupressaceae (Juniperus communis)
Alliaceae (Allium textile), Amaryllidaceae (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), Ericaceae (Moneses uniflora), Hypoxidaceae (Hypoxis hirsuta),
Liliaceae (Clintonia uniflora, Erythronium grandiflorum), Orchidaceae (Goodyera longifolia), Polygonaceae (Eriogonum inflatum),
Primulaceae (Dodecatheon pulchellum)
Liliaceae (Clintonia uniflora, Erythronium grandiflorum), Orchidaceae (Goodyera longifolia), Polygonaceae (Eriogonum inflatum),
Primulaceae (Dodecatheon pulchellum)
Twice pinnate
Apiaceae (Musineon divaricatum)
Campanulaceae (Triodanis perfoliata)
The leaf reminds one of a hand with all of the fingers spread apart.
Fabaceae-2 (Lupinus ammophilus), Hydrophyllaceae (Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum),
Rosaceae-2 (Potentilla concinna), Sapindaceae (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Rosaceae-2 (Potentilla concinna), Sapindaceae (Aesculus hippocastanum)
There are matching leaflets on each side of the axis.
Fabaceae-1 (Acacia rigidula), Fabaceae-2 (Lathyrus lanszwertii var. laetivirens), Polemoniaceae (Polemonium foliosissimum),
Rosaceae-1 (Drymocallis arguta), Rosaceae-2 (Potentilla anserina), Zygophyllaceae (Kalistroemia hirsutissima)
Rosaceae-1 (Drymocallis arguta), Rosaceae-2 (Potentilla anserina), Zygophyllaceae (Kalistroemia hirsutissima)
The leaf reminds one of a hand with the three central fingers spread apart.
Anacardiaceae (Toxicodendron rydbergii), Fabaceae-2 (Trifolium pratense), Oxalidaceae (Oxalis oregana),
Ranunculaceae (Thalictrum occidentale), Rosaceae-1 (Fragaria vesca), Trilliaceae (Trillium luteum)
Ranunculaceae (Thalictrum occidentale), Rosaceae-1 (Fragaria vesca), Trilliaceae (Trillium luteum)
Cordate leaves are heart-shaped.
Brassicaceae-1 (Cardamine cordifolia), Asteraceae 3.1 (Arnica cordifolia), Ranunculaceae (Caltha leptosepala)
Decussate leaves are opposite and adjacent pairs of leaves are at right angles with one another.
Apocynaceae (Asclepias speciosa), Lamiaceae (Monarda fistulosa), Onagraceae (Epilobium hirsutum), Phrymaceae (Mimulus lewisii)
A dentate leaf is "toothed along the margin, the teeth directed outward rather than forward." (Harris & Harris)
Scrophulariaceae (Verbascum blattaria)
The leaves are in two vertical rows on opposite sides of the stem.
Fabaceae-1 (Acacia rigidula), Polemoniaceae (Aliciella pinnatifida, Polemonium viscossimum), Rosaceae (Chamaebatiaria millefolium, Potentilla anserina), Ruscaceae (Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule), Simaroubaceae (Ailanthus altissima), Zygophyllaceae (Tribulus terrestris)
An entire leaf margin is "not toothed, notched, or divided." (Harris & Harris)
Leaves that are bundled or clustered.
Pinaceae (Pinus aristata)
Arrowhead-shaped leaves with the basal lobes turned outwards.
Violaceae (Viola hastata)
Ranunculaceae (Clematis hirsutissima)
Violaceae (Viola nuttallii)
Ericaceae (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Agavaceae (Leucocrinum montanum), Apocynaceae (Asclepias engelmanniana), Fabaceae-1 (Astragalus australis),
Hypoxidaceae (Hypoxis hirsuta), Nyctaginaceae (Mirabilils linearis var. linearis), Typhaceae (Typha angustifolia)
Hypoxidaceae (Hypoxis hirsuta), Nyctaginaceae (Mirabilils linearis var. linearis), Typhaceae (Typha angustifolia)
Asteraceae-4 (Ambrosia trifida), Cucurbitaceae (Echinocystis lobata), Geraniaceae (Geranium caespitosum),
Grossulariaceae (Ribes aureum), Rannunculaceae (Aconitum columbianum), Rosaceae-2 (Physocarpus monogynus)
Grossulariaceae (Ribes aureum), Rannunculaceae (Aconitum columbianum), Rosaceae-2 (Physocarpus monogynus)
Asteraceae 4 (Cirsium arvense), Hydrophyllaceae (Phacelia crenulata), Loasaceae (Mentzelia albicaulis)
A lyrate leaf has an enlarged terminal lobe (which reminds one of a lyre) and small lobes at its base.
Asteraceae 3.1 (Berlandiera lyrata), Asteraceae-3 (Packera plattensis), Brassicaceae-1 (Barbarea orthoceras), Brassicaceae-2 (Sinapis arvensis), Onagraceae (Chylisma claviformis ssp. claviformis)
A crenate leaf margin has rounded teeth.
Ranunculaceae (Ranunculus cardiophyllus)
The edges of a serrated leaf look like the teeth on a saw.
Betulaceae (Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia)
Apiaceae (Angelica ampla), Asteraceae-3.4 (Senecio triangulais), Lamiaceae (Agastache urticifolia), Plantaginaceae (Besseya alpina), Rosaceae (Agrimonia striata)
Berberidaceae (Mahonia repens)
Cactaceae (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa), Cupressaceae (Juniperus communis), Asteraceae 3.4 (Thymophylla pentachaeta), Caryophyllaceae (Eremogone hookeri),Ericaceae (Phyllodoce breweri), Pinaceae (Picea engelmannii), Plantaginaceae (Penstemon larcifolius ssp. exilifolius), Polemoniaceae (Phlox andicola)
An ocrea is "a sheath around the stem formed from the stipules." (Harris & Harris)
Polygonaceae (Bistorta bistortoides)
Polygonaceae (Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum)
A peltate leaf is shield shaped and the stem of the leaf is attached to the middle of the lower surface.
A perfoliate leaf completely surrounds the stem.
Brassicaceae-2 (Lepidium perfoliatum), Caprifoliaceae (Lonicera albiflora), Colchicaceae (Uvularia grandiflora),
Montiaceaee (Claytonia rubra), Plantaginaceae (Penstemon palmeri)
Montiaceaee (Claytonia rubra), Plantaginaceae (Penstemon palmeri)
A petiole is a leaf stalk.
Cannabaceae (Humulus lupulus), Cleomaceae (Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma)
A pinnate leaf arrangement has "leaflets arranged on opposite sides of an elongated axis." (Harris & Harris)
Zygophyllaceae (Tribulus terrestris)
Melanthiaceae (Veratrum californicum var. californicum)
"Kidney-shaped." (Harris & Harris)
Polygonaceae (Eriogonum hookeri, Oxyria digyna)
A rosette is "a dense radiating cluster of leaves usually at or near ground level." (Harris & Harris)
Agavaceae (Agave havardiana), Brassicaceae (Arabis pycnocarpa), Loasaceae (Mentzelia albicaulis), Saxifragaceae (Micranthes rhomboidea)
Loasaceae (Mentzelia albicaulis)
The leaves are "arrow-head shaped with the basal lobes pointed downward." (Harris & Harris)
Alismataceae (Sagittaria cuneata), Ranunculaceae (Caltha leptosepala)
A scale is "any thin, flat, scarious structure." (Harris & Harris)
Cupressaceae (Juniperus scopulorum), Ephedraceae (Ephedra viridis), Equisetaceae (Equisetum arvense)
"Attached directly, without a supporting stalk, as a leaf without a petiole." (Harris & Harris)
Boraginaceae (Mertensia lanceolata)
A sheath is a "portion of the organ which surrounds, at least partly, as the leaf base of a brass surrounds the stem." (Harris & Harris)
Apiaceae (Angelica grayi), Orchidaceae (Cypripedium parviflorum), Polygonaceae (Persicaria lapathifolia)
A simple leaf blade "is not separated into leaflets (though the blade may be deeply lobed or cleft." (Harris & Harris)
Asteraceae-1 (Agoseris auriantaca)
Agavaceae (Yucca baccata), Berberidaceae (Mahonia repens)
Pinaceae (Pinus pungens)
Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia dentata)
Euphorbiaceae (Tragia ramosa), Urticaceae (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis)
A stipule is "one of a pair of leaf-like appendages found at the base of the petiole in some leaves." (Harris & Harris)
Rosaceae-1 (Geum macrophyllum)
A succulent leaf is thick and fleshy.
Agavaceae (Agave havardiana), Aizoaceae (Carpobrotus chilensis), Crassulaceae (Sedum lanceolatum), Nyctaginaceae (Abronia latifolia)
Apiaceae (Musineon tenuifolium), Asteraceae 3.4 (Senecio flaccidus), Asteraceae-4 (Hymenopappus fiifolius)
Grossulariaceae (Ribes aureum)
Aizoaceae (Carpobrotus chilensis), Amaranthaceae (Chenopodium fremontii)
Cleomaceae (Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma), Fabaceae-1 (Astragalus tridactylicus)
Gentianaceae (Frasera paniculata)
Brassicaceae-1 (Cardamine cordifolia), Grossulariaceae (Ribes cereum), Malvaceae (Malva neglecta), Saxifragaceae (Pectiantia pentandra)
Cornaceae (Cornus canadensis), Liliaceae (Streptopus amplexifolius), Orobanchaceae (Castilleja occidentalis),
Plantaginaceae (Plantago lanceolata), Ruscaceae (Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule)
Plantaginaceae (Plantago lanceolata), Ruscaceae (Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule)
Boraginaceae (Mertensia ciliata), Cornaceae (Cornus alba var. alba), Primulaceae (Lysmachia latifolia), Sapindaceae (Acer negundo)
Adoxaceae (Viburnum lantana)
See "Whorled."
See "Scale-like."
A villous leaf has long, soft hairs.
Convolvulaceae (Evolvulus nuttallianus)
Cornaceae (Cornus canadensis), Equisetaceae (Equisetum arvense), Gentianaceae (Frasera speciosa),
Polemoniaceae (Polemonium viscosum), Rubiaceae (Gallium aparine), Trilliaceae (Trillium stramineum)
Polemoniaceae (Polemonium viscosum), Rubiaceae (Gallium aparine), Trilliaceae (Trillium stramineum)
Gentianaceae (Frasera paniculata)
Scrophulariaceae (Verbascum thapsus)
Lamiaceae (Stachys coccinea)
