Identification; assigning a plant to a particular group The identification of plant specimen is its determination of being identical with or similar to another already known plant. A character is any property of plant that can be used to record similarities or differences between individuals Identification characters are divided into two: Endormophic characters – internal features used for identification palynology; anatomy; cytology; phytochemicals; genotypes/semantids Exomorphic characters- external features used for identification Morphological characters are those that deal with external form and structure of plants; they include growth habit, leaf, surface coverings, flower, inflourescence, fruits etc