1 "Leaves of leaf-like structures net-veined, or 1-veined, or needle-like, or leaves reduced to scales, or absent (Eudicots, basal angiosperms, conifers, or dicot-like monocots)" 2 1 "Leaves mostly parallel-veined, grass-like, palm-like, or long and strap-like, sometimes succulent (Monocots and monocot-like conifers)" 318 2 "Leaves absent, or mostly reduced to scale leaves or spines along the stem" 3 2 "Leaves (or fronds) present, not all scale-like or spiny" 14 3 "Leaves absent, or reduced to spines, or stems flattened and leaf-like" 4 3 "Leaves (adult forms) reduced to small, reduced, stem-clasping scales; sap resinous; stems not flattened and leaf-like" 7 4 "Stems succulent with spines, branches angular, scattered; sap milky (caution: wash hands)" "Euphorbia grandidens* 155" 4 "Stems not succulent or spiny; sap not milky" 5 5 "Stems round to cylindrical in section, unbranched, hollow, reed-like" "Juncus pallidus 203" 5 "Stems square or flat in section, branched, solid, not reed-like" 6 6 "Branches completely obscured by large, overlapping, flattened leaf bases (phyllodes)" "Acacia glaucoptera+ 5" 6 "Branches round in cross section, clustered along the stem" "Russelia equisetiformis* 316" 7 "Leaf scales or in whorls (multiples at the same point in a ring) of >2, minute and tooth-like" 8 7 "Leaf scales opposite (in pairs along the stem) or arranged spirally along the stem" 9 8 "Erect tree; branches greyish green" "Casuarina glauca+ 63" 8 "Sprawling ground-cover shrub; branches green" "Casuarina glauca 'Prostrate Shagpile' 64" 9 "Stems and leaf scales green" 10 9 "Stems and leaf scales bluish-green to grey" 12 10 "Tree; all leaves scale-like; female cones woody, with 8-14 cone scales" "Hesperocyparis sempervirens* 191" 10 "Spreading low shrub; juvenile leaves often short and needle-like; female cones fleshy, berry-like" 11 11 "Leaves with a strong, very unpleasant scent when crushed" "Juniperus sabina* 208" 11 "Leaves not unpleasantly scented when crushed" "Juniperus chinensis* 204" 12 "Spreading low shrub; female cones fleshy, berry-like" "Juniperus chinensis cv 'Blaauw'* 205" 12 "Tree; female cones woody" 13 13 "Foliage sprays (branchlets) flattened into one plane" "Chamaecyparis thyoides* 69" 13 "Foliage sprays spreading +/- at right angles, not flattened into one plane" "Hesperocyparis glabra* 190" 14 "Leaves compound (branched and/or with several discrete, separate leaflets) NOTE: lobed leaves are keyed under the second lead" 15 14 "Leaves simple or lobed (including leaf-like phyllodes)" 46 15 "Fern with large, highly dissected fronds (look for sporangia [spore clumps] on lower frond surface)" 16 15 "Not a fern with large, highly dissected fronds (if a fern then frond entire, 1-pinnate or lobed only); NOTE: some angiosperm leaves may be highly dissected" 19 16 "Stems long, thick and trunk-like" 17 16 "Stems short (< 50 cm) or rhizome-forming, not thick and trunk-like" 18 17 "Trunks rough; young fronds (croziers) with shiny broad scales; sori near midrib of pinna" "Cyathea australis+ 100" 17 "Trunks smooth; young fronds covered with soft fine hairs; sori on pinna margins" "Dicksonia antarctica+ 113" 18 "Fronds 3-4-pinnate, very finely dissected, ultimate pinna lobes < 5 mm wide" "Rumohra adiantiformis+ 315" 18 "Fronds 2-pinnate, ultimate pinna lobes > 5 mm wide" "Diplazium esculentum+ 117" 19 "Leaves opposite (paired or in whorls) or sometimes whorled (more than two leaves at the same node)" 20 19 "Leaves or fronds alternate" 25 20 "At least some leaves 2-pinnate (2-branch orders with leaflets on the side branches)" "Jacaranda mimosifolia* 202" 20 "All leaves at most 1-pinnate (leaflets arranged along the main leaf stalk)" 21 21 "Leaflets 3-7, mostly > 3 cm wide" "Acer negundo* 14" 21 "Leaflets 7-9, mostly < 3 cm wide" 22 22 "Leaflets about as long as wide" "Tecoma capensis* 342" 22 "Leaflets lance head-shaped, longer than wide" 23 23 "Leaflets smooth along margins; evergreen small tree" "Fraxinus griffithii* 167" 23 "Leaflets toothed along margins" 24 24 "Leaflets 5-7; midribs hairless" "Sambucus nigra* 320" 24 "Leaflets up to 9, white hairs on lower half of midrib" "Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa* 166" 25 "Leaves 2- or more pinnate (leaf with 2+-branch orders with leaflets on the side branches)" 26 25 "Leaves or fronds 1-pinnate (discrete, separated leaflets along the main leaf stalk), or leaflets 3" 29 26 "Leaves 3-5-pinnate, leaflets entire, mostly in threes" "Nandina domestica* 256" 26 "Leaves 2-pinnate" 27 27 "Leaflet broad (L/W ratio < 2:1), apices blunt" "Koelreuteria paniculata* 211" 27 "Leaflet narrow (L/W ratio c. 2:1 or more)" 28 28 "Leaflets tiny (< 5 mm long), blue-grey, margins smooth" "Acacia baileyana+ 3" 28 "Leaflets > 5 mm long, green, margins toothed" "Melia azederach+ 247" 29 "Leaflets (or pinnae) toothed" 30 29 "Leaflets entire" 36 30 "Leaflets < 5 mm wide" "Dodonaea microzyga+ 118" 30 "Leaflets > 1 cm wide" 31 31 "Leaflets mostly > 2 cm wide, unscented, teeth large" 32 31 "Leaflets all < 2 cm wide" 35 32 "Leaflets 3 at apex of petiole" "Pseudopanax discolor* 300" 32 "Leaflets several along petiole" 33 33 "Teeth rounded; apices bluntly pointed" "Koelreuteria paniculata* 211" 33 "Teeth tapering; leaflets holly-like" 34 34 "Rosette-forming fern; leaflets (pinnae) blunt" "Cyrtomium falcatum* 103" 34 "Erect woody shrub; leaflets sharp-pointed" "Berberis aquifolium* 235" 35 "Woody shrub; leaflets strongly curry scented, teeth small (< 2 mm)" "Murraya koenigii* 252" 35 "Rosette-forming fern; pinnae (leaflets) unscented, teeth large, lobe-like" "Nephrolepis exalata* 259" 36 "Leaflets in a terminal multi-leaved whorl" 37 36 "Leaflets not whorled" 39 37 "Leaflets 7-9, blades < 15 cm long, apex rounded; large shrub" "Schefflera arboricola* 325" 37 "Leaflets 7, blades > 15 cm long" 38 38 "Leaflet blades >20 cm long, apex short-pointed; tree" "Schefflera actinofolia+ 323" 38 "Leaflet blades 15-20 cm long, apex tapering; shrub" "Schefflera actinofolia 'Amate'+ 324" 39 "Leaflets 3" 40 39 "Leaflets >3" 42 40 "Plant a ground-covering vine" "Kennedia prostrata 364" 40 "Plant a woody shrub or tree" 41 41 "Leaflets oval, furry, < 1 cm wide, apices rounded" "Genista monspeliensis* 170" 41 "Leaflets broadly triangular, smooth, > 5 cm wide, apices tapering" "Erythrina x sykesii* 140" 42 "Leaflets alternate" 43 42 "Leaflets paired along leaf stalk (terminal leaflet may be single)" 44 43 "Leaflets tapering to a point at the apex" "Murraya paniculata+ 253" 43 "Leaflets bluntly recurved/indented at the apex" "Cupaniopsis anacardioides+ 98" 44 "Terminal leaflet single (imparipinnate)" "Sophora japonica* 330" 44 "Leaflets all paired, including terminal pair (paripinnate)" 45 45 "Leaflets broad (L/W ratio < 3:1); leaflets mostly > 3 cm wide" "Cedrela odorata* 65" 45 "Leaflets narrow (L/W ratio > 3:1); leaflets mostly < 3 cm wide" "Pistachia chinensis* 281" 46 "Leaves opposite (paired) or whorls (> 2 at the same point on the stem)" 47 46 "Leaves alternate" 119 47 "Leaves toothed or lobed along the margins" 48 47 "Leaf margins not toothed or lobed (entire)" 68 48 "Leaves mostly < 2.5 cm wide" 49 48 "Leaves mostly > 2.5 cm wide" 55 49 "Leaves densely hairy or velvety" 50 49 "Leaves mostly smooth" 52 50 "Leaves very narrow to linear (L/W ratio > 4:1); leaves lavender-scented" "Lavandula dentata* 216" 50 "Leaves not very narrow (L/W ratio < 4:1); leaves not lavender-scented" 51 51 "Small, erect herbaceous shrub, leaves velvety, soft-furry" "Nepeta racemosa* 258" 51 "Ground covering to climbing creeper, leaves not velvety" "Lantana montevidensis* 214" 52 "Leaves obovate to spoon-shaped, widest in upper third" "Plumbago auriculata* 289" 52 "Leaves ovate to spearhead-shaped, widest in lower to middle third" 53 53 "Leaves not mint-scented when crushed" "Linnaea x grandiflora* 224" 53 "Leaves mint-scented when crushed" 54 54 "Leaf teeth spaced 2-3 mm apart, leaves green" "Salvia greggii cultivar* 319" 54 "Leaf teeth mostly spaced > 4 mm apart, leaves grey-green" "Lepechinia salviae* 217" 55 "Leaves deeply lobed; lobes toothed" 56 55 "Leaves not deeply lobed; any lobes, if present, not toothed" 57 56 "Leaves > 15 cm long; clump-forming rhizomatous herb" "Acanthus mollis* 12" 56 "Leaves < 15 cm long; small deciduous tree" "Acer palmatum* 15" 57 "Leaf apex blunt, rounded" 58 57 "Leaf apex acute (pointed)" 62 58 "Leaves succulent" 59 58 "Leaves not succulent" 60 59 "Leaves +/- triangular, margins untoothed in lower half" "Kalanchoe pumila 'Quicksilver'* 209" 59 "Leaves ovoid, margin toothed throughout" "Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi* 58" 60 "Leaves broadest above the middle" "Euonymus japonicus* 153" 60 "Leaves broadest at or below the middle" 61 61 "Teeth mostly > 2 mm high, closely spaced" "Salvia dorisiana* 318" 61 "Teeth < 2 mm high, widely spaced" "Viburnum odoratissimum* 354" 62 "Stems +/- square or 4-sided in cross section" 63 62 "Stems round or oval in cross section" 65 63 "Leaves hairless; spines present in leaf axils" "Duranta repens* 122" 63 "Leaves furry; axils without spines" 64 64 "Leaves green above; stems with prickles" "Lantana camara* 213" 64 "Leaves silvery-grey above; stem prickles absent" "Plectranthus argentatus+ 288" 65 "Leaves mostly > 6 cm wide" "Hydrangea macrophylla* 195" 65 "Leaves mostly < 6 cm wide" 66 66 "Leaves densely and finely hairy underneath" "Viburnum x burkwoodii* 353" 66 "Leaves not densely hairy beneath" 67 67 "Leaves flat, hairless" "Viburnum suspensum* 355" 67 "Leaf margins recurved; hairs along veins on the lower surface" "Viburnum tinus* 356" 68 "Leaves whorled (clusters of > 2 leaves at the same point, spaced along the stem)" 69 68 "Leaves opposite (in pairs spaced along the stem)" 73 69 "Leaves succulent, thick, fleshy" "Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'* 326" 69 "Leaves not succulent or fleshy" 70 70 "Leaves > 5 cm long, widest near apex, silvery-white below" "Banksia integrifolia+ 48" 70 "Leaves not as above" 71 71 "Whorls of 4 leaves" "Westringia fruticosa 358" 71 "Whorls of 3 leaves" 72 72 "Leaves mostly 1-3 cm long, leaf bases articulated at stem" "Juniperus conferta* 206" 72 "Leaves all < 1 cm long, leaf bases not articulated at stem" "Juniperus procumbens* 207" 73 "Oil dots present; leaves pleasantly scented when crushed (e.g., eucalypt, tea tree, lavender, orange or mint)" 74 73 "Leaves without oil dots; not obviously scented as above" 100 74 "Leaves mostly < 4 cm long" 75 74 "Leaves mostly > 4 cm long" 93 75 "Leaves < 1 cm wide" 76 75 "Leaves > 1 cm wide" 88 76 "Leaves linear" 77 76 "Leaves not linear" 80 77 "Leaves densely soft silky-hairy" "Melaleuca incana+ 245" 77 "Leaves not silky-hairy" 78 78 "Leaves rough, glandular, rosemary-scented" "Rosmarinus officinalis* 314" 78 "Leaves smooth" 79 79 "Leaves green, tea tree-scented" "Chamelaucium uncinatum+ 71" 79 "Leaves silver-grey, curry-scented" "Helichrysum italicum* 188" 80 "Leaves broad (length/width ratio < 2:1)" 81 80 "Leaves narrow (L/W ratio > 2:1)" 84 81 "Leaves soft, grey green" 82 81 "Leaves dark green" 83 82 "Leaves > 2 cm wide, furry" "Correa alba 87" 82 "Leaves < 2 cm wide, smooth" "Prostanthera ovalifolia+ 295" 83 "Leaf margins recurved, apex rounded" "Correa reflexa cultivar 89" 83 "Leaf margins ~flat, apex pointed" "Metrosideros carminea* 248" 84 "Leaves < 5 mm wide, +/- sitting on the stems" 85 84 "At least some leaves > 5 mm wide, leaf bases stalked" 87 85 "Leaves apically recurved, green" "Beaufortia decussata+ 52" 85 "Leaves flat, shortly stalked, grey-green" 86 86 "Fruits stalked, in leaf axils" "Thryptomene saxicola+ 346" 86 "Fruits in clusters on the stems" "Melaleuca decussata 244" 87 "Leaves > 1 cm wide, margins recurved, apex rounded" "Correa reflexa cultivar 89" 87 "Leaves < 1 cm wide, margins ~flat, apex pointed" "Correa pulchella 88" 88 "Underside of leaves green, hairless; leaf apex acute" 89 88 "Underside of leaves grey or whitish, sometimes hairy, leaf apex blunt" 91 89 "Leaves narrow (L/W ratio > 3:1); oil glands large" "Syzygium smithii cultivar+ 340" 89 "Leaves broad (L/W ratio < 3:1); oil glands small" 90 90 "Upper leaf surface shiny; axillary buds large" "Syzygium australe 'Hinterland Gold'+ 338" 90 "Upper leaf surface dull; axillary buds inconspicuous" "Myrtus communis* 256" 91 "Leaf densely furry" "Correa alba 87" 91 "Leaf smooth" 92 92 "Leaves almost circular; widest in lower 1/2" "Eucalyptus cinerea+ 145" 92 "Leaves oval-shaped, widest in upper 1/2" "Metrosideros excelsa* 249" 93 "Leaf apex blunt or rounded" 94 93 "Leaf apex acute to tapering" 95 94 "Leaf L/W ratio c. 2:1" "Acca sellowiana* 13" 94 "Leaf L/W ratio c. 3:1" "Metrosideros robusta* 250" 95 "Leaf length/width ratio < 4:1; leaf underside paler than upper" 96 95 "Leaf L/W ratio > 4:1; leaf underside not contrastingly paler" 98 96 "Leaf thick, leathery; blade widest in upper 1/2" "Psidium cattleyanum* 301" 96 "Leaf not leathery; blade +/- widest in middle" 97 97 "Leaf L/W ratio c. 2:1; shrub to ~ 1m tall" "Syzygium smithii+ 339" 97 "Leaf L/W ratio c. 3:1; medium to large tree" "Syzygium paniculatum+ 338" 98 "Shrub; leaf strongly lemon-scented, upper and lower surfaces different" "Aloysia citriodora* 33" 98 "Tree; leaf not strongly lemon-scented, both leaf surfaces alike" 99 99 "Bark smooth" "Angophora costata+ 34" 99 "Bark rough, fibrous" "Angophora floribunda+ 35" 100 "Leaves succulent" 101 100 "Leaves not succulent" 105 101 "Leaves circular in cross section" 102 101 "Leaves ovate to round, flat to lens-shaped in cross section" 103 102 "Erect small shrub; leaves < 5 mm diam.," "Crassula tetragona subsp. Robusta* 97" 102 "Prostrate creeper; leaves > 5 mm diam." "Disphyma crassifolium 365" 103 "Leaves mostly > 4 cm wide, silvery grey" "Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga* 95" 103 "Leaves < 4 cm wide" 104 104 "Leaves < 5 mm long, lens-shaped in section, grey-green" "Maireana oppositifolia 235" 104 "Leaves > 1 cm long, flat in section, bright green" "Portulacaria afra* 294" 105 "Leaves ovate (oval-shaped), apex rounded or shortly blunt-pointed" 106 105 "Leaves lanceolate (spearhead-shaped and/or broader towards base), apex acute to tapering" 113 106 "Leaves with abundant milky sap (caution: wash hands)" 107 106 "Leaves without milky sap" 109 107 "Leaves mostly > 8 cm long, bluntly rounded; shrub to small tree" "Acokanthera oblongifolia* 16" 107 "Leaves < 8 cm long, apex not broadly rounded" 108 108 "Plant a low spiny shrub" "Carissa grandiflora* 62" 108 "Plant a creeping or climbing herbaceous vine" "Vinca major* 366" 109 "Leaves < 3 cm long" 110 109 "Leaves > 3 cm long" 111 110 "Leaves widest in middle 1/3, light +/- bluish green" "Pimelea ferruginea+ 279" 110 "Leaves widest in lower 1/3, dark green" "Buxus sempervirens* 59" 111 "Leaves hairy, at least underneath; sticky to the touch" "Cistus cultivar* 76" 111 "Leaves smooth" 112 112 "Leaves < 2 cm wide, L/W ratio > 2.5:1" "Veronica (Hebe) cultivar* 352" 112 "Leaves > 2 cm wide, L/W ratio > 2.5:1" "Lagerstroemia indica* 212" 113 "Leaves with milky sap (caution: wash hands)" "Trachelospermum jasminoides* 347" 113 "Leaves without milky sap" 114 114 "Leaves grey underneath" "Olea europaea* 262" 114 "Leaves green underneath" 115 115 "Leaves with hairy tufts in vein axils (domatia) underneath" "Rondeletia amoena* 313" 115 "Leaves without hairy tufts in vein axils" 116 116 "Leaves < 2 cm long, stiff and very sharp-pointed" "Hemiandra pungens+ 189" 116 "Leaves mostly > 2 cm long, not stiff and sharp-pointed" 117 117 "Leaf L/W ratio c. 3:2, leaves darker green above" "Ligustrum lucidum* 223" 117 "Leaf L/W ratio c. 3:1, leaves +/- evenly green on both surfaces" 118 118 "Small to medium-sized tree" "Citharexylum spinosum* 77" 118 "Herbaceous sub-shrub <1.5 m tall" "Penstemon cultivars* 269" 119 "At least some leaves with toothed, notched, ciliately-fringed or lobed margins (check very carefully)" 120 119 "All leaves with smooth, entire margins (hairs may be present though)" 209 120 "Margins toothed, notched or ciliately-fringed (if both lobed and toothed, see E* below)" 121 120 "Margins of at least some leaves lobed (lobes may be toothed)" 171 121 "Petioles (leaf stalks) mostly < 1.5 cm long, or leaf bases tapering gradually towards the base" 122 121 "Petioles > 1.5 cm, clearly different from the leaf blade" 158 122 "Leaves all < 2 cm wide" 123 122 "Leaves mostly (or at least some) > 2 cm wide" 130 123 "Leaf margins very finely toothed, or teeth rounded" 124 123 "Leaf margins coarsely or irregularly toothed and/or margins rolled under" 127 124 "Leaf L/W ratio > 4:1, linear-lanceolate" "Salix chilensis* 317" 124 "Leaf L/W ratio < 4:1, ovate" 125 125 "Leaf teeth along margins of whole leaf, saw-tooth-like" "Ochna serrulata* 261" 125 "Leaf on margins of upper leaf half teeth rounded" 126 126 "Stems smooth" "Spiraea x cinerea* 331" 126 "Stems densely white-hairy (+/- mealy)" "Eremophila calorhabdos+ 130" 127 "Leaf margins rolled under" 128 127 "Leaf margins flat, toothed" 129 128 "Leaves +/- 2-3 cm long, 3-10 mm wide" "Banksia marginata 49" 128 "Leaves > 3 cm long, 1-2 mm wide" "Banksia ericifolia+ 47" 129 "Leaves with a few, irregular teeth" "Hakea cultivar+ 183" 129 "Leaves coarsely toothed, at least in upper half" "Banksia praemorsa+ 50" 130 "Leaf margins coarsely toothed (teeth > 1mm high)" 131 130 "Leaf margins finely toothed (< 1 mm high), notched, or ciliately-fringed" 145 131 "Leaf bases symmetrical to weakly uneven" 132 131 "Leaf bases strongly uneven" 143 132 "Leaves velvet-hairy underneath" 133 132 "Leaves not velvety-hairy below" 138 133 "Leaves with many teeth spaced all along the margins" 134 133 "Leaves with teeth at the apex only" 137 134 "Teeth irregularly spaced; leaf venation reticulate" 135 134 "Teeth regularly spaced; leaf venation pinnate" 136 135 "Leaves elongate-ovoid" "Thomasia petalocalyx+ 345" 135 "Leaves +/- broadly triangular" "Thomasia macrocarpa+ 344" 136 "Leaves mainly > 8 cm long, dark green above" "Eriobotrya japonica* 138" 136 "Leaves < 8 cm long, pale green" "Alnus incana* 26" 137 "Leaves ovate; apex rounded with 3-5 teeth" "Leucospermum cordifolium* 222" 137 "Leaves +/- triangular, apically flat-truncate and toothed" "Adenanthos cuneatus+ 17" 138 "Small tree to semi-erect shrub" 139 138 "Ground-covering much-branched sub-shrub" 141 139 "Semi-erect to sprawling shrub" "Goodenia ovata 172" 139 "Small tree" 140 140 "Pale-barked, deciduous tree with weeping branches" "Betula pendula* 53" 140 "Reddish-barked, evergreen tree with spreading branches" "Banksia integrifolia+ 48" 141 "Leaf L/W ratio < 2:1" "Goodenia varia 173" 141 "Leaf L/W ratio > 2:1" 142 142 "Teeth mostly < 3 mm long" "Osteospermum fruticosum* 264" 142 "Teeth mostly > 3 mm long" "Banksia blechnifolia+ 46" 143 "Leaf with three prominent, basally diverging veins" "Celtis americana* 67" 143 "Leaf venation pinnate, veins terminating in the teeth" 144 144 "Leaves < 5 cm long, smooth on upper surface; bark scaly" "Ulmus parvifolia* 351" 144 "Leaves > 5 cm long, rough on upper surface; bark rough" "Ulmus x hollandica* 350" 145 "Leaf L/W ratio > 2.5:1" 146 145 "Leaf L/W ratio < 2.5:1" 152 146 "Leaves widest in middle 1/3" 147 146 "Leaves widest near apex, clustered at branch tips; leaf apex rounded" 149 147 "Leaf apex tapering to a long point" "Prunus persica* 298" 147 "Leaf apex bluntly short-pointed" 148 148 "Erect shrub to small tree; petiole distinct" "Photinia robusta* 276" 148 "Climbing or scrambling vine; leaf blade tapering into base" "Hibbertia scandens+ 192" 149 "Leaves tough and leathery; woody shrubs; stipules present" 150 149 "Leaves succulent; stout perennial herbs; stipules absent" 151 150 "Leaves coarsely toothed (serrate)" "Rhaphiolepis x delacourii* 312" 150 "Leaves entire or indented toothed (crenate) apically" "Rhaphiolepis umbellata* 311" 151 "Leaves grey-green to bluish-green" "Aeonium korneliuslemsii* 20" 151 "Leaves yellow-green or purplish-red" "Aeonium arboreum* 19" 152 "Stems finely hairy (pubescent); erect shrub" "Camellia hybrid* 61" 152 "Stems smooth" 153 153 "Scrambling sub-shrub" "Goodenia varia 173" 153 "Erect shrub to small tree" 154 154 "Petioles (leaf stalks) jointed at the apex; leaves citrus-scented if crushed" 155 154 "Petioles not jointed; leaves not citrus-scented" 156 155 "Leaves widest near the apex; teeth mostly in upper 1/3" "Citrus reticulata* 81" 155 "Leaves widest in middle; marginal teeth along upper 2/3" "Citrus limona* 80" 156 "Leaf bases with large rounded green stipules" "Chaenomeles x superba* 68" 156 "Leaf bases with small triangular red stipules" 157 157 "Leaves coarsely toothed (serrate), apex acute" "Rhaphiolepis indica* 310" 157 "Leaves entire or indented toothed, apex rounded" "Rhaphiolepis x delacourii* 312" 158 "Leaf marginal teeth +/- rounded" 159 158 "Leaf marginal teeth pointed" 161 159 "Leaf longer than wide" "Malvaviscus penduliflorus* 238" 159 "Leaf length/width ratio almost 1:1 or leaves wider then long" 160 160 "Leaf blade with triangular base, teeth only towards apex" "Ginkgo biloba* 171" 160 "Leaf blade broadly oval, base rounded, teeth along margins" "Populus nigra* 293" 161 "Teeth large (> 5 mm), sharp-pointed, widely spaced (c. 1 cm); leaves holly-like" "Ilex europaeus* 197" 161 "Teeth smaller (< 5 mm), not sharp, closely spaced; leaves not holly-like" 162 162 "Leaves with 3 main veins at the base" "Hibiscus rosa-sinensis hybrid* 193" 162 "Leaves with a single midrib" 163 163 "Petioles (leaf stalks) less than 1/3 the length of the blade" 164 163 "Petioles at least 1/3 the length of the blade, lacking glands" 168 164 "Petioles bearing obvious glands" 165 164 "Petioles without glands" 167 165 "Leaf blades mostly < 7 cm long; apex bluntly pointed" "Prunus cerasifera* 269" 165 "Leaf blades > 7 cm long; apex sharp pointed, drawn out, or tapering" 166 166 "Leaves oblong-ovate, short pointed" "Prunus padus* 297" 166 "Leaves ovate-lanceolate, apically tapering" "Prunus serrulata* 299" 167 "Plant a robust woody shrub" "Photinia robusta* 276" 167 "Plant a ground-covering subshrub" "Scaevola aemula 333" 168 "Leaves white-pubescent below" "Malus domestica* 236" 168 "Leaves dull green below" 169 169 "Every 2nd-3rd lateral vein stronger; leaf teeth rounded" "Pyrus calleryana* 303" 169 "Lateral veins +/- equally strong; leaf teeth pointed" 170 170 "Leaf blades about as long as wide; teeth numerous, obvious" "Pyrus pyrifolia* 305" 170 "Leaf blades longer than wide; teeth few, minute" "Pyrus communis* 304" 171 "All leaves at most 1-3-lobed (some leaves occasionally simple, without lobes)" 172 171 "Leaf lobes (at least some) > 3" 183 172 "Leaves < 3 cm long" 173 172 "Leaves > 3 cm long" 176 173 "Leaves hairless, lobes pointed; scrambling sub-shrub" "Erigeron karwinskyanus* 137" 173 "Leaves furry or gland-covered" 174 174 "Leaves +/- arrow-shaped, lobes in lower half of blade" "Rhagodia spinescens 309" 174 "Leaves not arrow-shaped, lobes only in upper half of blade" 175 175 "Leaves +/- rounded in section, grey-furry" "Eriocephalus africanus* 139" 175 "Leaves flat in section, light green" "Grevillea cultivar+ 177" 176 "Leaves mostly broader than long, at least some 2-lobed; lobe apices truncated" "Ginkgo biloba* 171" 176 "Leaves not as above" 177 177 "Leaves densely velvety to furry" 178 177 "Leaves smooth, +/- hairless" 180 178 "Petioles mostly much shorted than leaf blades" "Thomasia macrocarpa+ 344" 178 "Petioles mostly longer than leaf blades" 179 179 "Leaf blades +/- circular; plant clump-forming, < 50 cm tall" "Pelargonium australe 367" 179 "Leaf blades elongate; plant a shrub" "Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii* 237" 180 "Leaf lobes narrowly acute to tapering" 181 180 "Leaf lobes broad" 182 181 "Leaves ovate, marginal teeth irregular < 8 cm long" "Brachychiton populneus+ 56" 181 "Leaves hand-like, > 8 cm long, narrowly 3-lobed" "Brachychiton rupestris+ 57" 182 "Leaf and lobe margins toothed" "Malvaviscus penduliflorus* 238" 182 "Leaf and lobe margins smooth" "Brachychiton acerifolius+ 55" 183 "Lobes narrow (< 1 cm wide), linear; woody shrubs to trees" 184 183 "Lobes broad (mostly > 1 cm wide)" 196 184 "Leaves silvery grey underneath" 185 184 "Leaves mostly green underneath" 191 185 "Leaves densely furry, erect, +/- wrapping the stem" "Adenanthos sericeus+ 18" 185 "Leaves not as above" 186 186 "Leaves < 5cm long" 187 186 "Leaves (at least some) > 6 cm long" 189 187 "Leaves with small, simple peg-like lobes; curry scented" "Santolina chamaecyparissus* 321" 187 "Leaves with several branched lobes" 188 188 "Leaves pleasantly scented when crushed" "Pelargonium abrotanitfolium* 266" 188 "Leaves not obviously scented" "Grevillea thelemanniana+ 181" 189 "Leaves unpleasantly scented when crushed" "Artemisia absinthium* 39" 189 "Leaves not scented" 190 190 "Lobes toothed" "Grevillea bipinnatifida+ 176" 190 "Lobes simple, irregularly pinnate" "Grevillea banksii+ 175" 191 "Lobes +/- rounded in cross section" 192 191 "Lobes flat in cross section" 193 192 "Plant a woody shrub" "Hakea drupacea+ 184" 192 "Plant a low-growing, herb-like subshrub" "Brachyscome multifida 'Mauve'+ 368" 193 "Leaves with a distinct elongated blade and lateral lobes" "Argyranthemum frutescens* 38" 193 "Leaves palmate (hand-like)" 194 194 "Tree, leaves 5-lobed, unscented" "Brachychiton rupestris+ 57" 194 "Shrub or woody herb" 195 195 "Leaves deeply 7-lobed, citronella scented" "Pelargonium citronellum cv 'citrosum'* 267" 195 "Leaves shallow-lobed, not citronella scented" "Pelargonium x hortorum* 266" 196 "Leaves (3-)5 or more lobed at the base (hand-like)" 197 196 "Leaves pinnately lobed" 202 197 "Tendrils present along the stems" "Vitis vinifera* 357" 197 "Tendrils absent along the stems" 198 198 "Lobe and tooth apices broadly rounded; sap milky" "Ficus carica* 161" 198 "Lobe and/or tooth apices pointed; sap not milky" 199 199 "Leaf bases not expanded" 200 199 "Leaf bases expanded; lobes bearing large irregular teeth; trees" 201 200 "Leaves 3-5-lobed, lobes untoothed; climber" "Hedera helix* 187" 200 "Leaves > 5-lobed, lobes toothed, shrub to small tree" "Fatsia japonica* 157" 201 "Leaves with 5, deep (sinus > lobe width), toothed lobes" "Platanus orientalis* 287" 201 "Leaves with 3-5 shallow (sinus < lobe width), toothed lobes" "Platanus x acerifolia* 286" 202 "Plant an evergreen woody shrub with long trailing stems" "Grevillea gaudichaudiana hybrid+ 178" 202 "Plant not an evergreen woody shrub with long trailing stems" 203 203 "Plant a sessile to short-stemmed large rosette herb, groundcover, or vine" 204 203 "Plant a woody tree" 207 204 "Leaf blades > 50 cm long; lobes large, toothed" "Philodendron bipinnatifidum* 271" 204 "Leaf blades < 50 cm long, lobes untoothed" 205 205 "Leaf lobes long, strap-like, some fusing to create 'holes'" "Monstera deliciosa* 251" 205 "Leaf lobes < 5 cm long, untoothed; blades without holes" 206 206 "Rosette-forming subshrub; leaves green underneath" "Philodendron xanadu* 274" 206 "Ground-covering subshrub; leaves silvery underneath" "Banksia blechnifolia+ 46" 207 "Leaves > 20 cm long; evergreen small tree" "Stenocarpus sinuatus+ 332" 207 "Leaves < 20 cm long; large deciduous trees" 208 208 "Leaf lobes rounded" "Quercus robur* 307" 208 "Leaf lobes pointed" "Quercus palustrus* 306" 209 "All leaves < 1 cm wide" 210 209 "At least some leaves > 1 cm wide" 262 210 "Leaves tea tree or spicy scented when crushed" 211 210 "Leaves not tea tree or spicy scented when crushed" 225 211 "Narrow, linear, < 5 mm wide" 212 211 "Leaves not linear, at least some > 5 mm wide" 217 212 "Leaves furry" "Calothamnus quadrifidus+ 60" 212 "Leaves smooth" 213 213 "Leaves < 1 cm long" 214 213 "Leaves > 1 cm long" 215 214 "Leaves tea tree scented when crushed" "Leptospermum squarrosum+ 219" 214 "Leaves spicy scented when crushed" "Coleomena pulchrum* 83" 215 "Leaves round in cross section" "Melaleuca armillaris+ 242" 215 "Leaves flat" 216 216 "Leaves > 4 cm long; bark smooth" "Eucalyptus spathulata+ 151" 216 "Leaves < 4 cm long; bark rough, fibrous" "Melaleuca bracteata+ 243" 217 "Leaves < 2 cm long" 218 217 "Leaves > 2 cm long" 219 218 "Leaves apically rounded, grey-green" "Melaleuca nesophila+ 246" 218 "Leaves apically pointed, green" "Leptospermum squarrosum+ 219" 219 "Leaves widest in upper 1/3," 220 219 "Leaves widest in middle, tapering to a point" 222 220 "Leaf apex bluntly rounded" "Leptospermum laevigatum+ 218" 220 "Leaf apex acute" 221 221 "Leaves < 10 mm wide, silky-hairy" "Melaleuca (Callistemon) hybrid* 240" 221 "Leaves mostly > 10 mm wide, not silky-hairy" "Tristaniopsis laurina+ 348" 222 "Leaves all 3-veined from the base" "Agonis flexuosa+ 25" 222 "Leaves mostly pinnate-veined off the midrib" 223 223 "Small tree with pendant branches" "Melaleuca (Callistemon) viminalis hybrid* 241" 223 "Shrub with stiff, spreading branches" 224 224 "Leaves > 7 mm wide; apex bluntly pointed" "Melaleuca (Callistemon) hybrid* 240" 224 "Leaves < 7 mm wide; apex sharp" "Melaleuca (Callistemon) citrina hybrid* 239" 225 "Leaves or leaf-like phyllodes mostly > 4 cm long" 226 225 "Leaves or phyllodes < 4 cm long" 237 226 "Leaves in clusters of 2-3; pine scented when crushed" "Pinus taeda* 280" 226 "Leaves not in clusters of 2-3; not pine scented" 227 227 "Leaves or leaf-like phyllodes green or reddish" 228 227 "Leaves or leaf-like phyllodes bluish-grey to silver" 233 228 "Leaf L/W ratio < 5:1" 229 228 "Leaf L/W ratio > 8:1, leaves not sticky" 231 229 "Leaves sticky to touch" "Dodonaea viscosa 119" 229 "Leaves not sticky" 230 230 "Leaves' stiff, erect, with a nectary along one margin" "Acacia myrtifolia 7" 230 "Leaves soft, spreading, lacking nectaries" "Punica granita* 302" 231 "Leaves lacking nectaries along the margin" "Pittosporum angustifolium 369" 231 "Leaves' with a small nectary on one side above the petiole" 232 232 "Leaves' spreading to erect" "Acacia retinoides 9" 232 "Leaves' pendulous" "Acacia cognata+ 4" 233 "Leaves soft, velvety to the touch, herbaceous" "Euphorbia cyparissius* 154" 233 "Leaves or phyllodes tough, fibrous" 234 234 "Leaves notched and 2-toothed apically" "Banksia marginata 49" 234 "Leaves or phyllodes not notched or 2-toothed apically" 235 235 "Phyllodes ('leaves') < 5 cm long, > 8 mm wide, finely hairy" "Acacia argyrophylla 2" 235 "Leaves or phyllodes > 5 cm long, < 8 mm wide" 236 236 "Shrub or small tree; phyllodes ('leaves') smooth" "Acacia iteaphylla 6" 236 "Rosette herb; leaves grass-like, hairy" "Craspedia globosa cv'Billy Buttons'* 96" 237 "Leaves in clusters on short stems" 238 237 "Leaves not clustered on short stems or pine scented" 239 238 "Tree; leaves linear, bluish-grey, pine-scented" "Cedrus atlantica* 66" 238 "Herb; leaves broad, succulent, greenish-grey, unscented" "Echeveria macdougallii* 125" 239 "Stems spiny" "Acacia paradoxa 8" 239 "Stems not spiny" 240 240 "Leaves linear (narrow and straight-sided)" 241 240 "Leaves or phyllodes not linear" 252 241 "Leaves +/- flat in cross section" 242 241 "Leaves round in section or margins recurved; scattered along stem" 249 242 "Leaves > 1.5 cm long" 243 242 "Leaves < 1.5 cm long, not in 2 ranks" 247 243 "Leaves 1-veined`" "Taxus baccata* 341" 243 "Leaves reticulate-veined" 244 244 "Leaves covered in fine hairs" "Leucadendron cultivar* 220" 244 "Leaves hairless" 245 245 "Leaves mostly > 5 mm wide" "Eremophila glabra subsp. Glabra 132" 245 "Leaves < 5 mm wide" 246 246 "Leaves green above, silvery below" "Grevillea obtusifolia+ 179" 246 "Leaves dull greyish" "Eremophila oppositifolia subsp. Rubra+ 136" 247 "Leaves < 5 mm long; flowers yellow" "Chrysactinia mexicana* 74" 247 "Leaves > 5 mm long" 248 248 "Leaves < 2 mm wide; small erect shrub" "Felicia filifolia* 158" 248 "Leaves > 2 mm wide; tangled scrambling shrub" "Eremophila divaricata+ 131" 249 "Leaves flat, margins recurved in section" "Grevillea cultivar+ 177" 249 "Leaves round in section" 250 250 "Leaves white-hairy" "Eremophila nivea+ 135" 250 "Leaves green" 251 251 "Leaves > 5 cm long" "Hakea cultivar+ 183" 251 "Leaves < 5 cm long" "Grevillea rosmarinifolia+ 180" 252 "Leaf apex rounded" 253 252 "Leaf apex shortly pointed" 255 253 "Herb; leaves succulent" "Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'* 327" 253 "Woody shrub; leaves not succulent" 254 254 "Leaves silvery grey, silky-pubescent (hairy)" "Podalyria sericea* 291" 254 "Leaves grey-green, smooth" "Templetonia retusa 343" 255 "Leaf' L/W/ ratio almost 1:1" "Acacia acinacea 1" 255 "Leaf' L/W ratio > 1.5:1" 256 256 "Leaves silvery grey, pubescent (hairy)" 257 256 "Leaves green, +/- smooth" 259 257 "Leaves widest in upper 1/3" "Convolvulus cneorum* 84" 257 "Leaves widest in middle 1/3" 258 258 "Leaf apex tapering gradually" "Eremophila glabra subsp. Tomentosa 133" 258 "Leaf apex rounded with a 1 mm point" "Grevillea victoriae+ 182" 259 "Leaf' apex asymmetrical with a terminal gland" "Acacia triquetra 11" 259 "Leaf apex +/- symmetrical, gland absent" 260 260 "Leaves < 5 mm wide" "Eremophila maculata 134" 260 "Leaves > 5 mm wide" 261 261 "Upper surface of leaf darker than lower" "Polygala x grandiflora* 292" 261 "Both leaf surfaces similar" "Eremophila glabra subsp. Glabra 132" 262 "Leaves long-narrow (length/width ratio > 4:1)" 263 262 "Leaves broad (length/width ratio < 4:1)" 278 263 "Leaves mostly > 10 cm long" 264 263 "Leaves mostly < 10 cm long" 275 264 "Oil dots present on leaves (leaves eucalyptus or tea-tree scented)" 265 264 "Oil dots absent on leaf blades (leaves unscented)" 274 265 "Bark pale and smooth (gum tree)" 266 265 "Bark fibrous or dark and fissured" 273 266 "Bark coming off in grey, jig-saw-like pieces" "Corymbia maculata+ 92" 266 "Bark coming off in long strips" 267 267 "Buds and fruits in groups of 1-3, > 7 mm wide" "Eucalyptus leucoxylon 147" 267 "Buds and fruits in clusters" 268 268 "Fruits < 7 mm wide, valves prominent, pointed" 269 268 "Fruits > 7 mm wide, valves obscure, not pointed" 271 269 "Trunk rough barked basally; fruits rounded" "Eucalyptus camaldulensis 144" 269 "Trunk smooth to the base;" 270 270 "Leaves lemon-scented; fruits urn-shaped" "Corymbia citriodora+ 90" 270 "Leaves eucalypt scented; fruits ~conical" "Eucalyptus saligna+ 149" 271 "Bud and fruit bases strongly ribbed" "Eucalyptus torquata+ 152" 271 "Bud and fruit bases not strongly ribbed" 272 272 "Fruits and stems pale silvery to whitish grey" "Eucalyptus caesia+ 142" 272 "Fruits and stems not silvery or whitish grey" "Eucalyptus cladocalyx 146" 273 "Bark dark, fissured" "Eucalyptus sideroxylon+ 150" 273 "Bark brownish-grey, fibrous" "Eucalyptus remota 148" 274 "Shrub with furry leaves;" "Echium candicans* 126" 274 "Small tree with smooth leaves (leaf-like phyllodes)" "Acacia saligna+ 10" 275 "Leaves round in cross-section, succulent, fleshy" "Senecio serpens* 328" 275 "Leaves flat in cross-section, not fleshy" 276 276 "Sap milky (caution: wash hands)" "Nerium oleander* 260" 276 "Sap not milky" 277 277 "Buds and fruits +/- 4-sided, in stalked axillary clusters" "Eucalyptus calycogona 143" 277 "Buds and fruits rounded, in clusters along the stems" "Melaleuca (Callistemon) hybrid* 240" 278 "At least some petioles (leaf stalks) > 2.5 cm long" 279 278 "All petioles < 2.5 cm long, or leaves/phyllodes sessile or stem-clasping" 295 279 "Leaves scented when crushed; L/W ratio > 1.5:1" 280 279 "Leaves unscented" 286 280 "Leaves mostly > 15 cm long; blue-grey underneath" "Persea americana* 270" 280 "Leaves +/- all < 15 cm long; not blue-grey underneath" 281 281 "Leaves citrus-scented, leaf stalks jointed at the lamina and/or winged" 282 281 "Leaves not citrus-scented; leaf stalks not jointed or winged" 283 282 "Most leaf blades < 6 cm long" "Citrus japonica* 79" 282 "Most leaf blades > 6 cm long" "Citrus x sinensis* 78" 283 "Leaves 3-nerved, camphor-scented" "Cinnamomum camphora* 75" 283 "Leaves with 1 main mid-vein, eucalypt-scented" 284 284 "Both leaf surfaces similarly coloured" "Eucalyptus caesia (juvenile)+ 142" 284 "Upper leaf surface darker than lower" 285 285 "Leaf base rounded; 2ry veins > numerous, closely spaced" "Corymbia ficifolia+ 91" 285 "Leaf base tapering; 2ry veins ~8-10 per side" "Lophostemon confertus+ 231" 286 "Leaves more or less succulent, fleshy" 287 286 "Leaves not succulent" 289 287 "Leaves < 1.5 cm wide, very thick, +/- triangular in cross-section" "Graptoveria acaulis* 174" 287 "Leaves mostly > 2 cm wide, flattened in cross-section" 288 288 "Plant a rosette-forming herb; leaves widest in upper half" "Echeveria glauca* 124" 288 "Plant a vine; leaves widest near the base" "Basella alba* 51" 289 "Plants with milky sap (caution: wash hands)" 290 289 "Plants without milky sap" 291 290 "Petioles < 4 cm long, >5 mm wide; leaves very dark red" "Ficus elastica 'Robusta'* 162" 290 "Petioles mostly > 4 cm long, < 5 mm wide; leaves dark green" "Ficus macrophylla+ 163" 291 "Leaf L/W ratio > 3:2" 292 291 "Leaf L/W ratio c. 1:1; small deciduous tree" 294 292 "Small tree; leaves rusty brown underneath" "Magnolia grandiflora* 233" 292 "Sub-shrub to climber; leaves not rusty brown underneath" 293 293 "Leaves yellow-variegated" "Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen'* 129" 293 "Leaves not variegated" "Philodendron cordatum* 272" 294 "petiole apex swollen; main veins 5-7 from lamina base" "Cercis canadensis* 370" 294 "petiole not swollen at apex; main veins arranged along midrib" "Sapium sebiferum* 322" 295 "Leaf-like phyllodes (flattened petioles) stem-clasping" "Acacia glaucoptera+ 5" 295 "Leaves not reduced to flattened petioles or stem-clasping" 296 296 "Leaf blades widest in the lower or middle 1/3" 297 296 "Leaf blades widest in the upper 1/3" 315 297 "Leaves soft, herbaceous, furry above" "Iochroma cyaneum* 198" 297 "Leaves leathery" 298 298 "Milky sap present (caution: wash hands)" 299 298 "Milky sap absent" 303 299 "Leaf L/W ratio < 4:1; fruit a fig" 300 299 "Leaf L/W ratio > 4:1" 302 300 "Leaf apex rounded; stem-rooting creeper" "Ficus pumila* 165" 300 "Leaf apex tapering to a point; tree" 301 301 "Leaves smooth underneath; apex long tapering" "Ficus benjamina* 160" 301 "Leaves finely furry underneath; apex bluntly triangular" "Ficus platypoda+ 164" 302 "Leaves > 25 mm wide, pale green above" "Plumeria rubra* 290" 302 "Leaves < 20 mm wide, dark green above" "Nerium oleander* 260" 303 "Erect shrub or tree; stems stout, woody" 304 303 "Weak to scrambling sub-shrub or climber; stems thin, wiry" 312 304 "Leaves with variegated (white or yellow) margins" 305 304 "Leaves without variegation" 306 305 "Leaves > 6 cm long" "Pittosporum tenuifolium* 283" 305 "Leaves < 6 cm long," "Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Garnettii'* 282" 306 "Leaves strongly citrus- or camphor/laurel-scented" 307 306 "Leaves not strongly citrus- or camphor/laurel-scented" 309 307 "Leaf stalks (petioles) not jointed or winged" "Laurus nobilis* 215" 307 "Leaf stalks jointed at the lamina and/or winged" 308 308 "Most leaf blades < 6 cm long" "Citrus japonica* 79" 308 "Most leaf blades > 6 cm long" "Citrus x sinensis* 78" 309 "Leaves widest in upper half" "Myrsine howittiana+ 254" 309 "Leaves widest in middle" 310 310 "Leaves dull on both surfaces" "Isopogon latifolius+ 201" 310 "Leaves shiny above" 311 311 "Leaves oblong, apex broadly rounded" "Baloghia inophylla+ 44" 311 "Leaves tapering, apex bluntly pointed" "Pittosporum undulatum* 285" 312 "Leaf base with paired stipules; leaves narrowly ovate/triangular (L/W ratio > 1.5)" 313 312 "Leaves without stipules; leaves broadly ovate (L/W ratio < 1.5)" 314 313 "Leaves > 2 cm wide" "Hardenbergia comptoniana+ 185" 313 "Leaves < 2 cm wide" "Hardenbergia violacea 186" 314 "Leaf blades spotted; petioles (leaf stalks) > 5 mm long" "Elaeagnus pungens* 127" 314 "Leaf blades unspotted; petioles < 5 mm long" "Diospyros whyteana* 116" 315 "Leaves green on both surfaces; apex acute to tapering," "Hymenosporum flavum+ 196" 315 "Leaves much paler or silvery beneath; apex rounded" 316 316 "Leaves clustered at branch tips" "Pittosporum tobira* 284" 316 "Leaves solitary, scattered along the stems or in axillary clusters" 317 317 "Leaves mostly < 3 cm long" "Cotoneaster horizontalis* 94" 317 "leaves mostly > 4 cm long" "Cotoneaster glaucophyllus* 93" 318 "Leaves 1-2-pinnately divided, palm-like" 319 318 "Leaves simple, not palm-like (but may be lobed)" 330 319 "Leaflets whorled along the fronds" "Syagrus romanzoffiana* 335" 319 "Leaflets in a single plane along the frond" 320 320 "Leaflets arranged into a large fan-like blade at the apex of the leaf stalk" 321 320 "Leaflets not fan-like, arranged along the leaf stalk" 322 321 "Leaflets fused basally for > 1/2 their length; petiole (leaf stalk) toothed" "Livistona australis+ 226" 321 "Leaflets +/- free to the base; petiole untoothed" "Raphis excelsa* 308" 322 "Leaflets very stiff, all semi-erect; 1-veined or midrib absent if multi-veined" 323 322 "Leaflets not stiff; mostly spreading to pendant, multi-veined; midrib present" 327 323 "Leaflets < 1 cm wide, 1-veined, apices sharp-pointed" 324 323 "Leaflets > 1 cm wide, > parallel-veined" 325 324 "Leaflet margins recurved" "Cycas revoluta* 101" 324 "Leaflet margins flat" "Cycas media* 100" 325 "Leaflets entire" "Macrozamia communis+ 232" 325 "Leaflets toothed" 326 326 "Leaflet toothed along margins; apices tapering and pointed" "Encephalartos altensteinii* 128" 326 "Leaflet only toothed apically; apices rounded" "Zamia furfuracea* 363" 327 "Leaves mostly > 1.5 m long; leaflets > 10 cm long" 328 327 "Leaves < 1.5 m long; leaflets < 10 cm long" 329 328 "Petioles and upper stems deep golden-yellow" "Dypsis lutescens* 123" 328 "Petioles and upper stems green to greyish" "Howea forsteriana+ 194" 329 "Leaflets < 4 cm wide, broadly strap-like" "Phoenix roebelinii* 274" 329 "Leaflets, at least the upper ones, very broad, fishtail-shaped" "Chamaedorea elegans* 70" 330 "Stems tall (> 3 m), multi-branched, woody" 331 330 "Stems not as above or absent" 333 331 "Tree with solid stems; venation with Y-shaped branching" "Ginkgo biloba* 171" 331 "Tall rhizomatous shrub with multiple hollow stems (bamboos); venation not Y-shaped" 332 332 "Stems yellow" "Phyllostachys aureosulcata* 277" 332 "Stems black" "Phyllostachys nigra* 278" 333 "Leaves succulent, fleshy" 334 333 "Leaves not succulent (but may be thick and leathery)" 344 334 "Leaf margins untoothed" 335 334 "Leaf margins toothed" 336 335 "Leaves smooth, pale green to bluish-green-grey" "Agave attenuata* 24" 335 "Leaves rough, dark green, covered with pale tubercules (tiny warts)" "Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa* 169" 336 "Leaves > 1 m long" 337 336 "Leaves < 1 m long" 339 337 "Leaves without longitudinal yellow stripes, curved to +/- twisted," "Agave americana var. americana* 22" 337 "Leaves with longitudinal yellow stripes" 338 338 "Leaves stiff, spreading to semi-erect, green and yellow striped" "Furcraea selloa var. marginata* 168" 338 "Leaves curved to +/- twisted, grey with yellow margins" "Agave americana var. marginata* 23" 339 "Leaves > 5 cm wide at the base, abundantly pale spotted" "Aloe saponaria* hybrid 32" 339 "Leaves < 5 cm wide at the base, not abundantly pale spotted (but sometimes with a few spots)" 340 340 "Stems reddish-green; leaves +/- erect" "Aloe x 'Andrea's Orange'* 27" 340 "Stems (if present) mostly green; leaves spreading" 341 341 "Plants long-stemmed (leaves widely spaced)" 342 341 "Plants short-stemmed, +/- rosette-forming (leaves not widely spaced)" 343 342 "Leaves green, < 2 cm wide, strongly U-shaped in section; teeth erect" "Aloe x 'Gemini'* 29" 342 "Leaves greyish-green, > 2 cm wide, flat-curved in section; teeth spreading" "Aloe arborescens* 30" 343 "Leaf teeth widely spaced; leaves flat-curved in section" "Aloe vera* 32" 343 "Leaf teeth narrowly spaced; leaves U-shaped in section" "Aloe x 'Bush Baby'* 28" 344 "Tall shrubs/small trees with stems usually > 1 m, if shorter then not multi-stemmed or clump-forming" 345 344 "Clump-forming plants with rhizomes, short scale-covered trunks or cane-like stems" 350 345 "Leaves strap-like, linear, not narrowed basally into a long petiole" 346 345 "Leaves wider in the upper half, narrowly ovate, ~petiolate" 347 346 "Leaves red to green, never striped" "Cordyline australis* 85" 346 "Leaves dark blue-green, or with white to yellow variegated stripes" "Yucca filamentosa* 362" 347 "Leaves stiffly spreading; apex sharp-pointed" "Yucca elephantipes* 361" 347 "Leaves not stiff, arching to ~pendant; apex not sharp-pointed" 348 348 "Leaves > 1 m long" "Doryanthes palmeri+ 120" 348 "Leaves < 1 m long" 349 349 "Midrib prominent" "Cordyline rubra+ 86" 349 "Midrib obscure" "Dracaena fragrans* 121" 350 "Leaf blades < 5 mm wide, rounded to angular in section" 351 350 "Leaf blades > 5 mm wide, ~flat or U- to V-shaped in section" 356 351 "Leaves strongly blue-grey, rounded or U-shaped in section" "Festuca glauca* 159" 351 "Leaves green to grey-green or reddish-grey, ~angular in section" 352 352 "Leaf apices acute" 353 352 "Leaf apices with 2-5 obvious teeth; plant clump-forming; black-scaled trunk absent" 355 353 "Plant without a trunk" "Lomandra cylindrica+ 229" 353 "Plant with a short, thick, black-scaled trunk" 354 354 "Leaves mostly > 2 mm wide, grey green" "Xanthorrhoea preissii+ 360" 354 "Leaves < 2 mm wide, green" "Xanthorrhoea johnsonii+ 359" 355 "Leaves greyish with reddish grey bases" "Lomandra confertifolia subsp. Rubiginosa+ 228" 355 "Leaves green, bases pale or brownish" "Lomandra confertifolia subsp. confertifolia+ 227" 356 "Leaves with long (> 15 cm) round petioles; blade broad (> 8 cm)" 357 356 "Leaves flat or U- to V-shaped in section; petioles and blades, if present, not as above" 363 357 "Leaf blades < 1 m long, dark green" "Aspidistra elatior* 43" 357 "Leaf blades > 1 m long" 358 358 "Plant with a stout stem; leaves dark green, mostly > 1.5 m long" 359 358 "Plant stemless; mostly < 1.5 m long" 361 359 "Leaf blades entire" "Strelitzia alba* 334" 359 "Leaf blades lobed or toothed" 360 360 "Leaf lobes toothed" "Philodendron bipinnatifidum* 271" 360 "Leaf lobes strap-like, some fusing to create 'holes'" "Monstera deliciosa* 251" 361 "Leaves dull, grey-green, blade margins entire" "Strelitzia reginae* 335" 361 "Leaves shiny, green" 362 362 "Leaf blade margins toothed" "Philodendron xanadu* 273" 362 "Leaf blade margins entire" "Spathiphyllum wallisii* 331" 363 "Leaf margins coarsely toothed along most of their length, teeth > 1 mm long" 364 363 "Leaf margins entire, or with minutely toothed edges or a few small apical teeth only" 365 364 "Leaves spreading, < 3 cm wide in middle, without pale bands underneath" "Fascicularia bicolor* 156" 364 "Leaves overlapping into an erect tube, > 3 cm wide, pale-banded" "Billbergia vittata* hybrid 54" 365 "Leaf apices with 2-5 obvious teeth" "Lomandra longifolia* 230" 365 "Leaf apices not obviously toothed at the apex" 366 366 "Leaves with horizontally flattened, V- or U-curved ('normal') leaf blades" 367 366 "Leaf bases and blades both completely flattened vertically" 392 367 "Leaf bases V- or Y-shaped below a horizontally flat leaf blade" 368 367 "Leaf bases similar to blade or, if different, not V- or Y-shaped" 378 368 "Leaf margins flat, smooth" 369 368 "Leaf margins recurved, inrolled or rough (finely toothed)" 370 369 "Leaf blades 2-ranked, fan-like, > 1 cm wide" "Phormium cultivar* 275" 369 "Leaf blades umbrella-like at stalk top, < 1 cm wide" "Cyperus alternifolius* 102" 370 "Leaf margins recurved/rolled underneath, smooth" 371 370 "Leaf margins not rolled under, rough to the touch (finely toothed)" 373 371 "Leaf blades mostly < 7 mm wide; leaf bases green" "Dianella brevicaulis 104" 371 "Leaf blades mostly > 7 mm wide; leaf bases pinkish or grey" 372 372 "Leaf blades mostly > 1.5 cm wide" "Dianella revoluta var. divaricata 110" 372 "Leaf blades mostly < 1.5 cm wide" "Dianella revoluta var. revoluta 111" 373 "Leaves borne on tall on tall cane-like stems" 374 373 "Leaves in basal clusters, tall cane-like stems absent" 375 374 "Leaves along the stems, bases not fan-like" "Dianella caerulea var. vannata+ 107" 374 "Leaves in fan-like clusters near top of stem" "Dianella caerulea var. assera+ 105" 375 "Plants long-rhizomatous; leaves light green" "Dianella caerulea var. caerulea+ 106" 375 "Plants short-rhizomatous; leaves dark green or greyish-green, sometimes variegated" 376 376 "Leaves dark green" "Dianella tasmanica+ 112" 376 "Leaves greyish-green, sometimes variegated" 377 377 "Leaves variegated" "Dianella ensifolia* cultivar 371" 377 "Leaves uniformly greyish-green" "Dianella ensifolia* 108" 378 "Leaves < 3 cm wide, apex acute" 379 378 "Leaves > 3 cm wide" 390 379 "Leaves 2-ranked (fan like) at base, not striped" 380 379 "Leaves spirally arranged" 384 380 "Leaves drooping" "Dianella longifolia 109" 380 "Leaves ~erect," 381 381 "Leaves onion/garlic scented, greyish-green" "Tulbaghia violacea* 349" 381 "Leaves unscented, not greyish-green" 382 382 "Plant a deciduous bulb" "Leucojum aestivum* 221" 382 "Plant an evergreen rhizomatous herb" 383 383 "Leaves +/- erect, < 1.5 cm wide, dark green" "Liriope muscari* 225" 383 "Leaves spreading, > 1.5 cm wide, +/- grey green" "Agapanthus cultivar* 21" 384 "Leaves < 5 mm wide" 385 384 "Leaves > 5 mm wide" 387 385 "Clumping herb; leaves jointed at sheath, fine-toothed" "Pennisetum setaceum* 268" 385 "Branched shrub; 'leaves' unjointed" 386 386 "Branches open, loosely trailing or pendulous" "Asparagus aethiopicus* 41" 386 "Branches dense, stiffly erect" "Asparagus aethiopicus cv 'Meyeri' 42" 387 "Branched sub-shrub; leaves jointed at sheath" "Bambusa guangxiensis* 45" 387 "Stemless rosette herb; leaves unjointed at the sheath" 388 388 "Leaf blades V-shaped in cross section" "Kniphofia cultivar* 210" 388 "Leaf blades U-shaped in section" 389 389 "Leaves widely spreading, bright green" "Chlorophytum comosum* 73" 389 "Leaves erect, silvery-green" "Craspedia globosa* cv'Billy Buttons' 96" 390 "Leaves long-tapering at the base, apex bluntly pointed" "Arthropodium bifurcatum* 40" 390 "Leaves strap-like, apex bluntly rounded" 391 391 "Leaves +/- stiff, erect, leathery, dark green" "Clivea miniata* 82" 391 "Leaves +/- spreading, soft, pale green to grey green" "Agapanthus cultivar* 21" 392 "Leaves < 1 cm wide, strongly arching" 393 392 "Leaves > 1 cm wide, ~stiff or weakly arched" 395 393 "Leaf bases overlapping along an erect stem" "Chasmanthe floribunda* 72" 393 "Leaves all basal, erect stem absent" 394 394 "Leaves grey- to bluish-green (flowers blue)" "Orthosanthes multiflorus 263" 394 "Leaves yellowish green (flowers yellow and black)" "Dietes bicolor* 114" 395 "Leaves bright green" 396 395 "Leaves grey-green" 398 396 "Leaves strongly stem-clasping, erect, veins prominent" "Iris spuria* 200" 396 "Leaves spreading, veins not obvious" 397 397 "Leaves < 2 cm wide" "Anigozanthos flavida+ hybrid 36" 397 "Leaves > 2 cm wide" "Neomarica gracilis* 257" 398 "Leaves mostly > 3 cm wide" "Iris germanica* hybrid 199" 398 "Leaves all < 2 cm wide" 399 399 "Leaves mostly < 40 cm long, pale grey-green" "Anigozanthos manglesii+ hybrid 37" 399 "Leaves mostly > 50 cm long, dark grey-green" "Dietes grandiflora* 115"