Plant Identification

Plant Manual (Family Index)

A guide to the characteristics that distinguish plant families. The habit, stem, leaf, flower, fruit, and distribution characteristics are given for plant families common to the region (or important on a global basis) along with floral diagrams and photographic images of representative species.

Required Species to Know

A photographic guide to the species that students in Biology 220 are expected to know by the end of the course or for field quizzes.

Taxonomic Key

A dichotomous key to plant families. (Not yet linked).