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habit
shrubs
grass-like
special groups
composites
legumes
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
Leaves
blade division
all simple
some or all fully compound
leaf attachment
sessile or nearly so
leaf stalk (petiole) clearly present
winged petiolate
sheathing
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
flower type
daisy- or dandelion-like
bilateral/irregular symmetry
radial symmetry 5 petals
petals indistinguishable
Fruit or Cone
mature fruit dehiscence
opening along 3 to many seams
does not split open to release seed
Montana State University - 1. NRSM350 - Mixed Grass Prairie
Species Count: 28
Amaranthaceae
Bassia scoparia
Asteraceae
Artemisia cana
Artemisia frigida
Grindelia squarrosa
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Heterotheca villosa
Ratibida columnifera
Solidago missouriensis
Cyperaceae
Carex filifolia
Fabaceae
Dalea purpurea
Oxytropis campestris
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Malvaceae
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Poaceae
Aristida purpurea
Avenula hookeri
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua gracilis
Chloris cucullata
Cynodon dactylon
Elymus lanceolatus
Hesperostipa comata
Hopia obtusa
Koeleria macrantha
Muhlenbergia torreyi
Nassella viridula
Pascopyrum smithii
Schedonnardus paniculatus