Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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Herbs
Plants with leaves
Stem leaves present
Leaves all opposite
Flowers not in compact head
Flowers <5mm
No stinging hairs
Doesn’t exude milky juice
Perianth one whorl or absent
not petaloid
Leaves with 1 main vein
Lower leaf surface not white

 

FAMILIES REMAINING:

CRASSULACEAE

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

HALORAGACEAE

RUBIACEAE

Plant distinctly scabrous (rough feeling or grabbing to the touch) or leaves lobed or toothed (Haloragis) HALORAGACEAE
   
Plant not distinctly scabrous, leaves entire
   
 
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