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- Drag and Drop the images into their appropriate category boxes.
Leaf sorting exercise: Hexastylis
Although the majority of species of Hexastylis in North Carolina cannot be distinguished vegetatively, a single species can be reliably distinguished based on leaf morphology alone. The objective of this exercise is to help you learn to vegetatively distinguish this species from all other species of Hexastylis in North Carolina. Disregard color as you sort. Instead, focus on the pattern of variagation and to a lesser degree leaf shape.