Broadleaf
Grass or grass-like
Habitat
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Alternate
Whorled
Basal
Leaf characteristics
Simple
Compound
Lobed
Not lobed
Pinnate
Palmate
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Round
Heart-shaped
Oval
Linear
Spatulate
Triangular
Leaf Margins
Entire
Leaf lobed
Serrated/Toothed
Wavy/Undulate
Presence of petioles
Present
None
Leaf Hairiness on the Upper Surface
Present
None
Stem hairiness
Present
None
Flower color
Growth Habit
Presence of spines
Present
None
Lifecycle
Root system
Fibrous root system
Fibrous with stolons
Fibrous with rhizomes
Taproot
Milky sap
Present
None
Ochrea presence
Present
None
Habitat
Lifecycle
Leaf Type
Flat, shiny, distinct ridges
Round and hollow
Common
Leaf Width at Maturity
Leaf Hairiness on the Upper Surface
Hairy
Without hairs
Hairy collar
Ligule Presence
Present
None
Type of Ligule
Length of Ligule
Auricle Presence
Present
None
Leaves Rolled or Folded in the Shoot
Rolled in shoot
Folded in shoot
Stem/Sheath Type
Flat
Round
Triangular
Seedheads
Bristly panicle
Spike
Clustered spikes
Flowers with petals
Spiny burs
Several spikes
Panicle
Root System
Fibrous
Fibrous tubers
Fibrous stolons
Fibrous rhizomes
Bulb