*SHOW ~ Character list. *CHARACTER LIST #1. flowering stem: height/ mm/ #2. caudex: posture/ 1. erect/ 2. prostrate/ 3. ascending/ 4. inclining/ #3. caudex: diam./ mm/ #4. caudex: leaf blade: distinction/ 1. caudex with well-developed leaf blade/ 2. caudex leaves reduced and scale-like/ #5. caudex leaf: blade: length/ mm/ #6. caudex: leaf: blade: width/ mm/ #7. caudex: leaf: blade: length: width ratio/ #8. stem leaves: phyllotaxy/ 1. alternate/ 2. verticillate/ 3. opposite/ #9. stem: leaf: petiole: length/ mm/ #10. stem leaf blade: shape/ 1. elliptic/ 2. lanceolate/ 3. linear/ 4. oblanceolate/ 5. oblong/ 6. obovate/ 7. orbicular/ 8. ovate/ 9. reniform/ 10. rhombic/ 11. spatulate/ 12. triangular/ #11. stem leaf: blade: length/ mm/ #12. stem: leaf: blade: width/ mm/ #13. stem: leaf: blade: length: width ratio/ #14. stem: leaf: base/ 1. amplexicaul/ 2. attenuate/ 3. auriculate/ 4. broad/ 5. connate/ 6. cordate/ 7. cuneate/ 8. decurrent/ 9. narrowed/ 10. rounded/ 11. spurred/ 12. tapered/ 13. triangular/ 14. truncate/ #15. stem: leaf: margin/ 1. entire/ 2. denticulate/ 3. dentate/ 4. serrate/ 5. serrulate/ 6. crenate/ 7. crenulate/ 8. lobed/ 9. undulate/ 10. revolute/ 11. mammillate/ 12. pinnately parted or divided/ #16. stem: leaf: apex/ 1. acuminate/ 2. acute/ 3. apiculate/ 4. attenuate/ 5. awn-shaped/ 6. mucronate/ 7. narrowed/ 8. obtuse/ 9. rounded/ #17. inflorescence: type/ 1. corymbiform/ 2. cymose/ 3. umbelliform/ 4. racemose/ 5. paniculate/ 6. capitate/ 7. dichasium/ 8. monochasium/ 9. obconical/ 10. solitary flowers/ 11. 2-flowered/ 12. 3-flowered/ #18. pedicel: length/ mm/ #19. flowers: sexuality/ 1. bisexual/ 2. unisexual/ #20. flower: merosity/ #21. sepal: color/ 1. yellow/ 2. green/ 3. red/ 4. purple/ #22. sepal: length/ mm/ #23. sepal: width/ mm/ #24. petal: color/ 1. red/ 2. pink/ 3. yellow/ 4. green/ 5. white/ 6. purple/ #25. petal: length/ mm/ #26. petal: width/ mm/ #27. petal: margin/ 1. entire/ 2. fimbriate/ 3. erose/ 4. dentate/ #28. stamens: number/ #29. stamens: antesepalous ones: length/ mm/ #30. stamens: antepetalous ones: length/ mm/ #31. nectar scale: shape/ 1. linear/ 2. oblong/ 3. suborbicular/ 4. quadrangular/ 5. spatulate/ 6. obspatulate/ 7. elliptic/ 8. ovate/ 9. obovate/ 10. cuneate/ #32. nectar scale: length/ mm/ #33. nectar scale: width/ mm/ #34. carpel: length/ mm/ #35. style: length/ mm/ #36. follicle: length/ mm/ #37. seed: length/ mm/ #38. flowering/ 1. Apr/ 2. May/ 3. Jun/ 4. Jul/ 5. Aug/ 6. Sep/ 7. Oct/ #39. fruiting/ 1. Jun/ 2. Jul/ 3. Aug/ 4. Sep/ 5. Oct/ 6. Nov/ 7. Dec/ #40. distribution: elevation/ m/ #41. distribution: province/ 1. Gansu/ 2. Guizhou/ 3. Hebei/ 4. Heilongjiang/ 5. Henan/ 6. Hubei/ 7. Jilin/ 8. Nei Mongol/ 9. Qinghai/ 10. Shaanxi/ 11. Shanxi/ 12. Sichuan/ 13. Xinjiang/ 14. Xizang/ 15. Yunnan/ #42. distribution: adjacent countries/ 1. Afghanistan/ 2. Bhutan/ 3. India/ 4. Japan/ 5. Kashmir/ 6. Kazakhstan/ 7. Korea/ 8. Mongolia/ 9. Myanmar/ 10. Nepal/ 11. Pakistan/ 12. Russia/ 13. Sikkim/ 14. Tajikistan/ 15. Uzbekistan/