Interactive Keys to the Woody Plants of New York State and the New York Metropolitan Area
New York Metro Area
- PC Version
NOTE: This botanical key will only work on Internet Explorer. It also uses JavaScript and HTML frames. If you have questions or comments, contact stinger@stingersplace.com.
How to Use SLIKS, by Gerald F. Guala (© 2004-06)
(Modified from: http://www.stingersplace.com/sliks/HOWTO/SLIKSHowto.html)
To begin...
Click on the file SLIKSFINAL.html (or SLIKSPDA.html) to start.
The buttons at the top...
"Matching Taxa" pares down the list at the right to only those taxa that have the states that you have indicated by checking the boxes in the set of characters at the left.
"Applicable Chars" is used after you have used the key at least once. It pares down the list of characters at the left to only those characters that differ among the remaining taxa listed at the right.
"Restart" restarts the identification process and clears the memory.
"About" is self-explanatory.
"Help" is self-explanatory
On the left...
Clicking on the character takes you to a file that explains and illustrates the character.
On the right...
Clicking on the "D" button in front of any taxon at the right gives you the entire list of characters with their states for that taxon.
Clicking on the taxon name itself sends you to the web page or image that is indicated in the character matrix for that taxon. Some keys have added icons for multiple data sources.