- (7) Blade Attachment Alternate
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Terminal leaflet larger; serrated margins have tufts of white hair
Leaflets narrow, seven to nine; buds sulfur yellow
Many leaflets; serrated but lack distinct notches seen in Ailanthus;
terminal leaflet missing; twigs have chambered pith
Many leaflets, each with distinct notch near base; unpleasant odor
Woody vine with shiny trifoliate leaves; note the few distinct serrations
Leaflets serrated, armed with spines along midveins; stems arching
Rounded leaflets; stipular spines at each node
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Trifoliate leaves, terminal leaflet long-stalked; a shrub of cool ravines;
bladder-like fruit
Trifoliate leaves with coarse-toothed margins; green twigs
Leaves palmately compound; leaflets oval, finely serrate
Leaflets with less serration on margin, light green, pale beneath
Twigs are four-sided in cross-section
Leaflets sessile, dark green; obvious serrations
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