Preliminary Key to the Vascular Plants of the 
Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program .Area 
Keys and Descriptions of Vascular Plants divided into 5 categories: la-If. 
lierbaceou© plants with parallel leaf venation, leaves basal with no 
leafy stem apparentla. 
Herbaceous and woody plants with other than parallel venation, leaves 
basal or more commonly bom© along a stem.lb. 
Vines - comonly with leaves borne along a stem or leafless.. ,1c. 
Herbaceous plants vlth otter than parallel venation, leaves basal 
or core coBsaonly borne along a stem, very small flowers (florets) 
compressed into a tight head 
Ferns (or leafless plants with three angled stems).If. 
la A. Plants with basal rosette of leaves, flowers on spike-like inflores¬ 
cence, petals 4 
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M. Plants with basal clusters of leaves, florets on spike-like inflor¬ 
escence, a grass like appearance 
B 
B. Plants with round, hollow stems 
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Qraraineae (2-l6) 
