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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Plants with tiny yellow flowers arranged
in dense, compact clusters called "flower
heads". Plants with clear sap. Ray
florets, if present, have 0 to 4 minute teeth.
Composite Family
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 Leaves are deeply lobed
or divided into leaflets.
All florets are rayless,
bisexual and/or pistillate. 
   
 Leaves are not lobed
or divided into leaflets.
The outer circle of florets
have ray florets. The
central florets lack
rays and are bisexual.
   

 

 

 

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