Explain common features used for identification in plants

      

Explain common features used for identification in plants

  

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Leaves
1. Type of leaf
Compound leaves.
• Simple leaf
• Trifoliate
• Pinnate
• Type of leaf margin.
Type of venation.
• Type of leaf arrangement on stem.
• The colour of leaf.
• The texture of leaf; whether hairy or smooth.
• Shape of the leaf e.g. palmate.
Stem
• Type of stem - woody or herbaceous.
• Shape of stem - cylindrical or rectangular.
• Texture of stem smooth or spiny.
Inflorescence
• Are flowers terminal or lateral
• For each flower:
• Is the flower regular or irregular?
• Number of floral parts for each whorl.
• Are floral parts free or fused?
Roots
• Type of root system- Taproot or fibrous?
• Function of the root.

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