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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How would you describe the shape of the leaf blade?

(Click one of the pictures below that corresponds to your choice.)
   

The outline of the leaf
is circular, semi-circular
or fan-shaped.

   
The outline of the leaf blade
is very narrow (
linear ).
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The outline of the leaf blade is
narrowly triangular or
lance-shaped.
   
The  leaf blade is very
broadly triangular, but is
composed of
only three
primary
(unequal) segments. The
primary segments are in 
turn composed of numerous
secondary segments.
   
The  leaf blade is
broadly triangular, but is
composed of
more than
three primary
segments.
   

 

 

 

 

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