| 1. | The compound leaf stem is between 2 and 10 cm long.
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| 2. | Each compound leaf ends in a branched tendril.
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| 3. | 3 to 7 stalkless leaflets per compound leaf.
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| 4. | 4 to 11 opposite leaflets per compound leaf.
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| 5. | 3 to 10 opposite leaflets per compound leaf.
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| 6. | These finger-like segments are not individual leaves, but parts of a single compound leaf.
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| 7. | The plant has an alternate compound leaf arrangement, with mostly three, but sometimes five leaflets attached.
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| 8. | There are usually two to three leaflets per compound leaf, oblong or ovate in shape, without leaf serrations.
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| 9. | The compound leaf stem is 3 to 10 cm long, mostly flattened on the top part, with two sharp edges.
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| 10. | The leaflets of a compound leaf can be distinguished from simple leaves by the absence of leaf buds from the base of their stems.
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