Included in this key are only those species found in the area surveyed at Buttermilk Falls State Park.

 

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Vascular Plants of the Gorge at
Buttermilk Falls State Park (Ithaca, NY)

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All these shrubs are unarmed.
Leaves are
simple, distributed two per node (opposite).
Edges of the leaves are not toothed.

Are the leaves narrowly elliptic or egg-shaped?
Are leaf veins straight or curved?

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Leaves are narrowly elliptic
in shape; have one main
vein, and inconspicus
secondary veins.
(privets)

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Leaves are broader
(egg-shaped), and have
numerous, curved veins.
   

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