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2. Plant Type (Leaf Arrangement)

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3. Leaf Type

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Entire (smooth) Toothed Lobed

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Common Name: Common Name:

Scientiﬁc Name: Scientiﬁc Name:

Find a plant with alternate leaves. Find a sedge or grass with flowers or seeds. Draw a leaf. Draw the inflorescence (the entire flower cluster).

Common Name: Common Name:

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What is the leaf arrangement?

How tall is the plant? (estimate)

Common Name: Common Name:

Scientiﬁc Name: Scientiﬁc Name:

Find a plant with two leaves that meet at the stem. Draw a plant with opposite leaves here.

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Find a plant that has leaves with teeth along the Draw a plant with toothed leaves here. edge.

Teeth

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Find a plant with ﬂowers. Draw and describe a ﬂower.

Regular

Irregular