*SHOW ~ Character list.

*CHARACTER LIST
#1. plant: habit/
       1. herb/
       2. subshrub/

#2. plant: height/
       cm tall/

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

#4. caudex: simple or branched/
       1. branched/
       2. simple/

#5. stem: presence/
       1. shortly stemmed/
       2. stemless/
       3. stem present/

#6. stems: relative number/
       1. absent/
       2. few/
       3. many/
       4. numerous/
       5. several/
       6. solitary/

#7. stems: number/

#8. stem: diam./
       mm/

#9. stem: posture/
       1. ascending/
       2. erect/
       3. procumbent/
       4. prostrate/

#10. stem: simple or branched/
       1. branched/
       2. simple/

#11. basal and lower leaves: sessile or petiolate/
       1. petiolate/
       2. sessile/

#12. basal and lower leaf petiole: length/
       mm/

#13. basal and lower leaf blade: shape/
       1. cordate/
       2. elliptic/
       3. fan-shaped/
       4. hastate/
       5. linear/
       6. oblanceolate/
       7. oblong/
       8. obovate/
       9. orbicular/
       10. ovate/
       11. reniform/
       12. rhombic/
       13. spatulate/
       14. subulate/
       15. triangular/

#14. basal and lower leaf blade: length/
       mm/

#15. basal and lower leaf blade: width/
       mm/

#16. basal and lower leaf: abaxial color/
       1. blackish/
       2. brown/
       3. dark/
       4. glaucous/
       5. gray/
       6. green/
       7. light/
       8. pale/
       9. purple/
       10. red/
       11. shiny/
       12. white/
       13. yellow/
       14. with dark veins/
       15. with spots/

#17. basal and lower leaf: abaxial indumentum/
       1. arachnoid/
       2. glabrescent/
       3. glabrous/
       4. gland-dotted/
       5. glandular/
       6. glandular hairy/
       7. hispid/
       8. hispidulous/
       9. pilose/
       10. puberulent/
       11. puberulous/
       12. pubescent/
       13. scabrid/
       14. scabridulous/
       15. scabrous/
       16. sericeous/
       17. strigose/
       18. strigulose/
       19. tomentose/
       20. villous/
       21. woolly/
       22. with straw-colored midvein/

#18. basal and lower leaf: adaxial color/
       1. blackish/
       2. brown/
       3. dark/
       4. dull/
       5. glaucous/
       6. gray/
       7. green/
       8. light/
       9. pale/
       10. purple/
       11. red/
       12. shiny/
       13. white/
       14. yellow/
       15. with spots/

#19. basal and lower leaf: adaxial indumentum/
       1. arachnoid/
       2. floccose/
       3. glabrescent/
       4. glabrous/
       5. gland-dotted/
       6. glandular/
       7. glandular hairy/
       8. hispid/
       9. hispidulous/
       10. matted hairy/
       11. nitid/
       12. pilose/
       13. prickly/
       14. puberulent/
       15. puberulous/
       16. pubescent/
       17. scabrid/
       18. scabridulous/
       19. scabrous/
       20. sericeous/
       21. strigose/
       22. strigulose/
       23. tomentose/
       24. villous/
       25. woolly/

#20. basal and lower leaf: base/
       1. amplexicaul/
       2. asymmetric/
       3. attenuate/
       4. auriculate/
       5. cordate/
       6. cuneate/
       7. decurrent/
       8. enlarged/
       9. hastate/
       10. oblique/
       11. obtuse/
       12. rounded/
       13. sheathing/
       14. truncate/

#21. basal and lower leaf: margin/
       1. bipinnately parted/
       2. bipinnatisect/
       3. ciliate/
       4. crenate/
       5. crenulate/
       6. dentate/
       7. denticulate/
       8. entire/
       9. incised/
       10. lobed/
       11. lyrate/
       12. pinnately divided/
       13. pinnately lobed/
       14. pinnatipartite/
       15. pinnatisect/
       16. repand/
       17. revolute/
       18. runcinate/
       19. scabrous/
       20. serrate/
       21. serrulate/
       22. sinuate/
       23. sinuolate/
       24. undulate/

#22. basal and lower leaf: apex/
       1. acuminate/
       2. acute/
       3. caudate/
       4. emarginate/
       5. mucronate/
       6. obtuse/
       7. rounded/

#23. middle and upper leaves: sessile or petiolate/
       1. petiolate/
       2. sessile/

#24. middle and upper leaf: shape/
       1. boat-shaped/
       2. cordate/
       3. elliptic/
       4. filiform/
       5. linear/
       6. oblong/
       7. obovate/
       8. orbicular/
       9. ovate/
       10. rhombic/
       11. spatulate/
       12. subulate/
       13. triangular/

#25. middle and upper leaf: length/
       mm/

#26. middle and upper leaf: width/
       mm/

#27. uppermost leaf: shape/
       1. boat-shaped/
       2. elliptic/
       3. filiform/
       4. linear/
       5. oblong/
       6. obovate/
       7. orbicular/
       8. ovate/
       9. rhombic/
       10. subulate/
       11. triangular/

#28. uppermost leaf: length/
       mm/

#29. uppermost leaf: width/
       mm/

#30. capitula: number/

#31. capitula: solitary or in synflorescence/
       1. solitary/
       2. in synflorescence/

#32. synflorescence: diam./
       mm/

#33. inflorescence: sessile or pedunculate/
       1. pedunculate/
       2. sessile/

#34. involucre: shape/
       1. campanulate/
       2. cylindric/
       3. funnel-shaped/
       4. globose/
       5. hemispheric/
       6. obconic/
       7. oblong/
       8. obovoid/
       9. ovoid/
       10. tubular/
       11. turbinate/

#35. involucre: diam./
       mm/

#36. phyllaries: rows/

#37. outer phyllary: shape/
       1. elliptic/
       2. linear/
       3. oblong/
       4. obovate/
       5. orbicular/
       6. ovate/
       7. spatulate/
       8. subulate/
       9. triangular/

#38. outer phyllary: length/
       mm/

#39. middle phyllary: shape/
       1. elliptic/
       2. linear/
       3. oblong/
       4. obovate/
       5. ovate/
       6. subulate/
       7. triangular/

#40. middle phyllary: length/
       mm/

#41. inner phyllary: shape/
       1. elliptic/
       2. lanceolate/
       3. linear/
       4. oblong/
       5. obovate/
       6. ovate/
       7. subulate/
       8. triangular/

#42. inner phyllary: length/
       mm/

#43. receptacle: indumentum/
       1. without bristles or papillae/
       2. with bristles/
       3. with paleae/
       4. with papillae/

#44. receptacle bristle: length/
       mm/

#45. corolla: color/
       1. black/
       2. blue/
       3. bright/
       4. brown/
       5. dark/
       6. deep/
       7. dirty/
       8. dull/
       9. pale/
       10. pink/
       11. purple/
       12. red/
       13. rose/
       14. violet/
       15. white/
       16. yellow/

#46. corolla: length/
       mm/

#47. corolla tube: length/
       mm/

#48. corolla limb: length/
       mm/

#49. corolla lobe: length/
       mm/

#50. achene: color/
       1. black/
       2. brown/
       3. dark/
       4. dirty/
       5. gray/
       6. green/
       7. ivory-colored/
       8. light/
       9. pale/
       10. purple/
       11. red/
       12. straw-colored/
       13. white/
       14. yellow/
       15. with black spots/
       16. with blackish waves/
       17. with brown spots/
       18. with dark spots/
       19. with dark waves/

#51. achene: shape/
       1. conic/
       2. cylindric/
       3. ellipsoid/
       4. fusiform/
       5. obconic/
       6. oblong/
       7. obovoid/
       8. ovoid/
       9. rectangular/

#52. achene: length/
       mm/

#53. achene: indumentum/
       1. glabrescent/
       2. glabrous/
       3. gland-dotted/
       4. glandular/
       5. papillose/
       6. puberulous/
       7. tuberculate/
       8. villous/

#54. pappus: color/
       1. black/
       2. brown/
       3. dirty/
       4. gray/
       5. light/
       6. pale/
       7. purple/
       8. red/
       9. rose/
       10. straw-colored/
       11. white/
       12. yellow/

#55. pappus: outer bristle: length/
       mm/

#56. pappus: inner bristle: length/
       mm/

#57. flowering/
       1. Jun/
       2. Jul/
       3. Aug/
       4. Sep/
       5. Oct/
       6. Nov/

#58. fruiting/
       1. Jun/
       2. Jul/
       3. Aug/
       4. Sep/
       5. Oct/
       6. Nov/

#59. distribution: elevation/
       m/

#60. distribution: province/
       1. Anhui/
       2. Chongqing/
       3. Fujian/
       4. Gansu/
       5. Guangdong/
       6. Guangxi/
       7. Guizhou/
       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/

#61. distribution: adjacent country/
       1. Afghanistan/
       2. Bhutan/
       3. India/
       4. Japan/
       5. Kashmir/
       6. Kazakhstan/
       7. Korea/
       8. Kyrgyzstan/
       9. Mongolia/
       10. Myanmar/
       11. Nepal/
       12. Pakistan/
       13. Russia/
       14. Tajikistan/
       15. Uzbekistan/