l^eliminary Key to the Vascular Plants of the 
Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Area 
Keys and DescrlptIona of Vascular Plants divided into 5 categories: la-If. 
Herbaceous plants with parallel leaf venation, leaves basal with no 
leafy stem apparent la. 
Herbaceous sad woody plants with other than parallel venation, leaves 
or more commonly borne along a stem...lb. 
Vines - coaaonly with leaves borne along a stem or leafless.. , 1 c. 
Herbaceous plants with other than ’parallel venation, leaves basal 
or more commonly borne along a stem, very small flowers (florets) 
compressed into a tight tend or cluster'.....Id. 
Plant pabalike or jLil£~X .bJi-C- •«#*«»«*#•**•**#<*•*# • *.*** ••«**,.«•««« * 
Ferns (or leafless plants with three angled stems)...If. 
la A. HLarrts with basal rosette of leaves, flowers on spike-like inflores¬ 
cence, petals 4.«..^•^,,# 4 ,» Plant ag * 
Elantago (l). 
Plants with basal clusters of leaves, florets on spike-like inflor¬ 
escence, a grass like appearance....,B. 
B. Plants with round, hollow stems.. Oramineae (2-l6) 
