The following list follows the ideas used in the Cronquist system of classification, that is, Magnolia is primitive.
Most plants show some combination of primitive and derived characters.
In studying this list, it may help to think of Magnolia or Liriodendron as primitive and an orchid as derived. Click on each character to see an image of a plant demonstrating the character. In the context of this lesson, it is not necessary that you know the names of the plants. This review is also available on the video in the EDMS in the new Library Annex building. Images are not necssarily the same.