In this exercise, we were asked to identify leaves by comparing their pictures to information given to us on a dicothomous tree.  Below is a table, listing our identification of the leaves corresponding to the number assigned to them, and the traits that helped us identify them.

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The original dicothomous tree.

Leaf Number Leaf Name
I Betula (birch) [Simple leaf, veins branch off main vein, toothed edge.] i.gif (13283 bytes)
II Aesculus (buckeye) [Compound leaf, palmate arrangement of leaflets.] ii.gif (13648 bytes)
III Carya (pecan) [Compound leaf, pinnate arrangement of leaflets, leaflets taper to pointed tips.] iii.gif (25771 bytes)
IV Liquidambar (sweet gum) [Simple leaf, veins branch out from one central point, leaf is star shaped.] iv.gif (12389 bytes)
V Cercis (redbud) [Simple leaf, veins branch out from one central point, leaf is heart shaped.] v.gif (13732 bytes)
VI Magnolia (magnolia) Simple leaf, veins branch off main vein, untoothed edge.] vi.gif (12099 bytes)
VII Robinia (locust) [Compound leaf, pinnate arrangement of leaflets, oval leaflets with rounded tips.] vii.gif (12367 bytes)