*SHOW ~ Character list.

*CHARACTER LIST
#1. plant: longevity/
       1. annual/
       2. biennial/
       3. perennial/

#2. stem: posture/
       1. erect/
       2. ascending/
       3. procumbent/
       4. prostrate/
       5. creeping/
       6. diffuse/
       7. caespitose/
       8. pulvinate (cushion-like)/

#3. stem: height/
       cm/

#4. leaf: petiolate or not/
       1. petiolate/
       2. sessile/

#5. leaf: petiole: length/
       mm/

#6. leaf blade: shape/
       1. cylindric/
       2. elliptic/
       3. lanceolate/
       4. ligulate/
       5. linear/
       6. needle-shaped/
       7. oblanceolate/
       8. obovate/
       9. obsaccate/
       10. orbicular/
       11. ovate/
       12. rhomboid/
       13. saccate/
       14. scalelike/
       15. spinose/
       16. subulate/
       17. terete/

#7. leaf blade: length/
       mm/

#8. leaf blade: width/
       mm/

#9. leaf blade: length: width ratio/

#10. inflorescence: type/
       1. cyme/
       2. flowers solitary/
       3. flowers paired/
       4. capitate/
       5. conic/
       6. dichasial/
       7. monochasial/
       8. corymbose/

#11. inflorescence: position/
       1. terminal/
       2. axillary/

#12. bract: length/
       mm/

#13. pedicel: length/
       mm/

#14. sepal: number/

#15. sepal: length/
       mm/

#16. petal: number/

#17. petal: color/
       1. white/
       2. pink/
       3. rose/
       4. violet/
       5. yellow/

#18. petal: length/
       mm/

#19. stamen: number/

#20. style: number/

#21. flowering/
       1. Jan/
       2. Feb/
       3. Mar/
       4. Apr/
       5. May/
       6. Jun/
       7. Jul/
       8. Aug/
       9. Sep/
       10. Oct/
       11. Nov/
       12. Dec/

#22. fruiting/
       1. Jan/
       2. Feb/
       3. Mar/
       4. Apr/
       5. May/
       6. Jun/
       7. Jul/
       8. Aug/
       9. Sep/
       10. Oct/
       11. Nov/
       12. Dec/

#23. elevation/
       m/

#24. distribution: province/
       1. Anhui/
       2. Fujian/
       3. Gansu/
       4. Guangdong/
       5. Guangxi/
       6. Guizhou/
       7. Hainan/
       8. Hebei/
       9. Heilongjiang/
       10. Henan/
       11. Hubei/
       12. Hunan/
       13. Jiangsu/
       14. Jiangxi/
       15. Jilin/
       16. Liaoning/
       17. Nei Mongol/
       18. Ningxia/
       19. Qinghai/
       20. Shaanxi/
       21. Shandong/
       22. Shanxi/
       23. Sichuan/
       24. Taiwan/
       25. Xinjiang/
       26. Xizang/
       27. Yunnan/
       28. Zhejiang/

#25. distribution: adjacent countries/
       1. Afghanistan/
       2. Bangladesh/
       3. Bhutan/
       4. Cambodia/
       5. India/
       6. Indonesia/
       7. Japan/
       8. Kashmir/
       9. Kazakhstan/
       10. Korea/
       11. Kyrgyzstan/
       12. Laos/
       13. Malaysia/
       14. Mongolia/
       15. Myanmar/
       16. Nepal/
       17. New Guinea/
       18. Pakistan/
       19. Philippines/
       20. Russia/
       21. Sikkim/
       22. Singapore/
       23. Sri Lanka/
       24. Tajikistan/
       25. Thailand/
       26. Turkmenistan/
       27. Uzbekistan/
       28. Vietnam/