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Clintonia
Flowers yellow, the tepals 12-16 mm long; flowers 3-8 (-10) per inflorescence (in fruit often fewer by abortion); berries blue (rarely to whitish-blue), 8-12 mm long, each with 8-16 seeds; leaf margins and lower surface of midvein (near lower, sheathing portion of leaf) glabrous or slightly ciliate; plants colonial by rhizomes 1-2 mm in diameter; leaf blade 1.5-2.5 (-3.5)× as long as wide; [mostly northern in our region or in the Mountains at high elevations, generally associated with spruce-fir or northern hardwoods forests, but sometimes in oak forests and seepages]
Flowers yellow, the tepals 12-16 mm long; flowers 3-8 (-10) per inflorescence (in fruit often fewer by abortion); berries blue (rarely to whitish-blue), 8-12 mm long, each with 8-16 seeds; leaf margins and lower surface of midvein (near lower, sheathing portion of leaf) glabrous or slightly ciliate; plants colonial by rhizomes 1-2 mm in diameter; leaf blade 1.5-2.5 (-3.5)× as long as wide; [mostly northern in our region or in the Mountains at high elevations, generally associated with spruce-fir or northern hardwoods forests, but sometimes in oak forests and seepages]
Clintonia
Flowers white (often marked with red or purple blotches, spots, or lines), the tepals 5.5-8 mm long; flowers 10-30 per inflorescence (in fruit often fewer by abortion); berries black or blue, 6-8 mm long, each with 2-4 seeds; leaf margins and lower surface of midvein (near lower, sheathing portion of leaf) retrorsely ciliate; plants solitary or somewhat colonial, the rhizomes 2-4 mm in diameter; leaf blade 2-5× as long as wide; [plants of middle elevations, or northwards at low elevations as well, generally associated with oak or cove forests]
Flowers white (often marked with red or purple blotches, spots, or lines), the tepals 5.5-8 mm long; flowers 10-30 per inflorescence (in fruit often fewer by abortion); berries black or blue, 6-8 mm long, each with 2-4 seeds; leaf margins and lower surface of midvein (near lower, sheathing portion of leaf) retrorsely ciliate; plants solitary or somewhat colonial, the rhizomes 2-4 mm in diameter; leaf blade 2-5× as long as wide; [plants of middle elevations, or northwards at low elevations as well, generally associated with oak or cove forests]
Prosartes
Fruit pubescent, strongly 3-lobed (or 1- or 2-lobed by abortion), the surface textured and dull, whitish-tan when ripe; tepals whitish, spotted with purple; leaves relatively large and few (usually < 16 leaves on a mature, flowering or fruiting plant); leaf sparsely pubescent on the surface and veins above and below; leaf pubescence stiff, generally straight and perpendicular to the surface (as seen at 10-20× magnification), the leaf therefore slightly rough to the touch
Fruit pubescent, strongly 3-lobed (or 1- or 2-lobed by abortion), the surface textured and dull, whitish-tan when ripe; tepals whitish, spotted with purple; leaves relatively large and few (usually < 16 leaves on a mature, flowering or fruiting plant); leaf sparsely pubescent on the surface and veins above and below; leaf pubescence stiff, generally straight and perpendicular to the surface (as seen at 10-20× magnification), the leaf therefore slightly rough to the touch
Allium
Leaves (1.5-) 2-4 (-4.5) cm wide, without a distinct petiolar base, the basal portion white; flowers (6-) 10-18 (-25) per umbel (fruits often fewer by abortion); spathe bracts 1-2 cm long; fruiting pedicels (8-) 10-15 (-18) mm long
Leaves (1.5-) 2-4 (-4.5) cm wide, without a distinct petiolar base, the basal portion white; flowers (6-) 10-18 (-25) per umbel (fruits often fewer by abortion); spathe bracts 1-2 cm long; fruiting pedicels (8-) 10-15 (-18) mm long
Allium
Leaves (1.5-) 2-4 (-4.5) cm wide, without a distinct petiolar base, the basal portion white; flowers (6-) 10-18 (-25) per umbel (fruits often fewer by abortion); spathe bracts 1-2 cm long; fruiting pedicels (8-) 10-15 (-18) mm long
Leaves (1.5-) 2-4 (-4.5) cm wide, without a distinct petiolar base, the basal portion white; flowers (6-) 10-18 (-25) per umbel (fruits often fewer by abortion); spathe bracts 1-2 cm long; fruiting pedicels (8-) 10-15 (-18) mm long
Allium
Leaves (1.5-) 2-4 (-4.5) cm wide, without a distinct petiolar base, the basal portion white; flowers (6-) 10-18 (-25) per umbel (fruits often fewer by abortion); spathe bracts 1-2 cm long; fruiting pedicels (8-) 10-15 (-18) mm long
Leaves (1.5-) 2-4 (-4.5) cm wide, without a distinct petiolar base, the basal portion white; flowers (6-) 10-18 (-25) per umbel (fruits often fewer by abortion); spathe bracts 1-2 cm long; fruiting pedicels (8-) 10-15 (-18) mm long
Allium
Leaves (3-) 5-8 (-9) cm wide, with a distinct petiolar base, the petioles usually red or pink; flowers (15-) 30-55 (-63) per umbel (fruits often fewer by abortion); spathe bracts 2-3 cm long; fruiting pedicels (10-) 15-25 (-30) mm long
Leaves (3-) 5-8 (-9) cm wide, with a distinct petiolar base, the petioles usually red or pink; flowers (15-) 30-55 (-63) per umbel (fruits often fewer by abortion); spathe bracts 2-3 cm long; fruiting pedicels (10-) 15-25 (-30) mm long
Allium
Leaves (3-) 5-8 (-9) cm wide, with a distinct petiolar base, the petioles usually red or pink; flowers (15-) 30-55 (-63) per umbel (fruits often fewer by abortion); spathe bracts 2-3 cm long; fruiting pedicels (10-) 15-25 (-30) mm long
Leaves (3-) 5-8 (-9) cm wide, with a distinct petiolar base, the petioles usually red or pink; flowers (15-) 30-55 (-63) per umbel (fruits often fewer by abortion); spathe bracts 2-3 cm long; fruiting pedicels (10-) 15-25 (-30) mm long
Scleria
Achene reticulate or papillose, rarely smooth (most often from apparent abortion or abnormal development); hypogynium with 3 tongue-shaped lobes, or 3 or 6 tubercles.
Achene reticulate or papillose, rarely smooth (most often from apparent abortion or abnormal development); hypogynium with 3 tongue-shaped lobes, or 3 or 6 tubercles.
Scleria
Hypogynium of 3 tongue-shaped lobes appressed to the underside of the achene (appearing nearly bract-like); achene reticulate, the pits generally squarish or rectangular and arranged regularly in rows, rarely smooth (apparently by abortion or abnormal development); [subgenus Scleria, section Foveolidia].
Hypogynium of 3 tongue-shaped lobes appressed to the underside of the achene (appearing nearly bract-like); achene reticulate, the pits generally squarish or rectangular and arranged regularly in rows, rarely smooth (apparently by abortion or abnormal development); [subgenus Scleria, section Foveolidia].
Stylosanthes
Loment beak incurved or hooked; free portion of petiole 3-6 mm long; loment 2-seeded (except by unusual abortion of the basal segment); [common and weedy]
Loment beak incurved or hooked; free portion of petiole 3-6 mm long; loment 2-seeded (except by unusual abortion of the basal segment); [common and weedy]
Apocynaceae
Flowers lacking corona; follicles paired (occasionally single by abortion); seeds with coma absent (Catharanthus, Amsonia) or present (Apocynum).
Flowers lacking corona; follicles paired (occasionally single by abortion); seeds with coma absent (Catharanthus, Amsonia) or present (Apocynum).
Plantae
Pistils 2, united only by the style and stigma; fruit a schizocarp of 2 follicles (often single by abortion); plant with milky juice when fresh; leaves entire; inflorescence an umbel
Pistils 2, united only by the style and stigma; fruit a schizocarp of 2 follicles (often single by abortion); plant with milky juice when fresh; leaves entire; inflorescence an umbel
Plantae
Pistils 2, united only by the style and stigma; fruit a schizocarp of 2 1-carpellate follicles (often single by abortion); plant with milky juice when fresh (except Catharanthus); leaves entire
Pistils 2, united only by the style and stigma; fruit a schizocarp of 2 1-carpellate follicles (often single by abortion); plant with milky juice when fresh (except Catharanthus); leaves entire
Euphorbiaceae
Leaves alternate; carpels 3 (sometimes fewer by abortion).
Leaves alternate; carpels 3 (sometimes fewer by abortion).
Plantae
Fruit a 4-5-locular capsule, with 2 seeds per locule (though often fewer by abortion)
Fruit a 4-5-locular capsule, with 2 seeds per locule (though often fewer by abortion)


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