1. Flowering Plant Terminology The images that follow are from Flora of the Chicago Region, 4 th edition (1994, by Floyd Swink and Gerould Wilhelm), copyright by the Indiana Academy of Sciences. For that reason, all users of these images should give appropriate credit to the Indiana Academy, Floyd Swink (deceased) and Jerry Wilhelm. These images were accessed through vPlants, at www.vplants.org. vPlants is a cooperative, continuing project involving The Morton Arboretum, the Field Museum of Natural History and the Chicago Botanic Garden. The project is funded through the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).www.vplants.org The intention of the vPlants project is to provide an expanding, comprehensive database which eventually may involve plants over a wider region. --Ross C. Clark, Jan. 2007

2. stem and root types

3. Leaf composition, parts, and types

4. leaf shapes

5. Leaf margins

6. Leaf apices, venation, and bases

7. surface features

8. Stem and leaf features and variations

9. inflorescence types

10. Flower structure

11. corolla types and features

12. fruit types

13. Sedge, grass, and composite special features