Dichotomous key

A.Plant One: B. Needles with flat cross section–slightly rounded at the tip, green in colour–some brown spots. B1. Branchlets glabrous; cones. B2. Thick, cylindrical bole (trunk)–aereal stem of plant.  B3. Perennial plant. A. Plant Two: C. Flower white in colour. C1. Rootstock stout; drooping. C2. Compound plants. C3. Nodes and …

Dichotomous Key

1a: Plant with cones……. Plant 1         1b: Plant without cones             2a Leaves lanceolate or narrow and pubescent                         3a Leaves gathered near top of stem ….. Plant 3                         3b Leaves more numerous near base of stem …. Plant 2             2b Leaves ovate and pubescent …. Plant 4

Dichotomous Key

A. Plants with Needles…Plant 1 A.1   Plants with leaves…B B. Plants with complete flower…C B.1   Plants with pistillate and staminate flowers…Plant 4 C. Petals are white…Plant 2 C.1   Petals are purple…Plant 3 Plant One:                                                                                             Plant Two                                                                 Plant Three:                                                                           Plant Four: