The first step in the identification of any unknown plant is to recognize the family to which it belongs. For example, when you look at a daisy, blanket flower, sunflower, or coneflower, even a novice will undoubtedly recognize that the flowers have features in common that make them recognizable as plants in the Sunflower Family (Asteraceae). In this way we are all born taxonomists - we unconsciously see the differences in characteristics of everyday...