Plant Keys

CLICK ON A KEY TO OPEN THE PDF. PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME KEYS MAY HAVE OUTDATED TAXONOMY BUT YOU CAN CHECK THE NY FLORA ATLAS FOR THE LATEST NEW YORK PLANT NAMES.

Acorus Native vs. Introduced by Hough

Apiaceae Family plants with multiple leaflets by Young 2012

Aquatic plant key of Central New York by Werier

Aquatic plants of Massachusetts Guide by Mass DCR 2016

Ash field guide New York Botanical Garden 2017

Aster genera by Arthur Haines 2001

Asters of New England key by Tal 2010

Athyrium angustum vs. asplenioides by Kelloff 2002

Botrychium of NY Key by Gilman 2011

Carex Acrocystis Group by Werier 2006

Carex in Michigan Flora

Carex of New England by Standley 2011

Carex Subgenera & Section List of NY by Reznicek 2006

Cornus rugosa vs. Cornus sericea by Lighty

Dichanthelium of NY key by Young 2016

Dichanthelium section Lanuginosa by Haines

Digitaria species key by Young 2009

Eleocharis of NY key by Young 2009

Ericaceae key by Clemants

Humulus species key and info by Small 1978

Juncus Species of New York dichotomous key by Young 1990

Lemna key by Landolt 2019

Moss Genera in New Jersey by Bowman 2017

Persicaria extremiorientalis vs. lapathifolia vs. maculosa key by Atha 2010

Phragmites native vs nonnative by Swearingen & Saltonstall 2010

Potamogeton hybrids description by Hellquist

Potamogeton ID by Barre Hellquist 1999

Potamogeton ID by Eric Hellquist 2017

Salix identification in New York State ESF guide

Salix of NY by Werier 2011

SLELO list of keys and ID info for invasive plants

Sphagnum macroscopic of eastern Canada 1997

Spiranthes key by Hough 2021

Utricularia key by Taylor 1991

Vine types unknown author

Violets of New York dichotomous key Ballard 2009

Winter Buds and Twigs by Palmer 1953