What’s a dichotomous key?
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  - Group 1Lycophytes, Monilophytes
- Group 2Gymnosperms
- Group 3Monocots
- Group 4Woody angiosperms with opposite or whorled leaves
- Group 5Woody angiosperms with alternate leaves
- Group 6Herbaceous angiosperms with inferior ovaries
- Group 7Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries and zygomorphic flowers
- Group 8Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, and 2 or more distinct carpels
- Group 9Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, connate petals, and a solitary carpel or 2 or more connate carpels
- Group 10Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, distinct petals or the petals lacking, and 2 or more connate carpels
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- Dichotomous Key
- Ranunculaceae
- Nigella
Nigella
See list of 2 species in this genus- 
      
    
  
    
      
      1a. Inflorescence, a solitary flower, subtended by an involucre composed of a whorl of bracts that are pinnately dissected into filiform segments; capsule smooth on outer surface, with 10 locules; ultimate segments of upper leaves linear
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      1b. Inflorescence not subtended by an involucre; capsule tuberculate on outer surface, with 5 locules; ultimate segments of upper leaves broad-linear to narrow-lanceolate
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    Each photo represents one species in this genus.