Identification key for plant families

For a biology textbook, a simplified identification key was illustrated in order to introduce students to the concept and methodology of using an identification key.

Simplified single-access key for plant identification
Simplified single-access key for the identification of plant species.
Detail - Apiaceae (cow parsley)
Detailed section of cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) as example for family ‘Apiaceae’.
Detail - Family Compositae (sun flower)
Illustration of common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) as representative of the plant family Compositae or Asteraceae.
Detail - Fabaceae (Pea)
Detailed view of pea (Pisum sativum) flower as representative of the Fabaceae family.
Detail - Lamiaceae (medow sage)
Illustration of meadow sage (Salvia pratensis) as representative of the family Lamiaceae.
Final illustration shown as figure in biology textbook (i.e. Biosphäre. Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, Berlin).
Final illustration shown as figure in biology textbook (i.e. Biosphäre. Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, Berlin).