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1 Fruit a fleshy drupe; plant a small tree, shrub, or sprawling vine; mature stems terete or obscurely 4-sided (by secondary growth). |
..2 Flowers zygomorphic; leaves simple or palmately (3-) 5-7 (-9) foliolate; [subfamily Viticoideae] |
..2 Flowers essentially actinomorphic; leaves simple. |
....3 Stems pubescent with dendritic hairs; inflorescence axillary; calyx 0.5-2 mm, lobes diminutive to nearly obsolete; [genus incertae sedis] |
....3 Stems glabrous or pubescent with simple hairs; inflorescence terminal (rarely only axillary); calyx 5-18 mm, lobes conspicuous; [subfamily Ajugoideae] |
1 Fruit a schizocarp of 4 dry mericarps; plant either an herb or a shrub to 5 (-20) dm tall; mature stems usually distinctly 4-sided (sometimes terete or obscurely 4-sided). |
......4 Calyx with either a distinctly enlarged protuberance on the upper surface, or the upper lobe expanded and “cap-like”. |
........5 Calyx with 5 lobes, clearly separate apically, with the upper lobe expanded and “cap-like” |
........5 Calyx with 2 entire lobes joined at the margins, rounded apically, with a distinct protuberance on the upper surface |
......4 Calyx without an enlarged protuberance or “cap-like” upper lobe. |
..........6 Upper lip of corolla greatly reduced or lobes laterally disposed, thus the corolla appearing to consist of one large lower lip; [subfamily Ajugoideae]. |
............ 7 Lower lip with 2-4 lobes; flowers yellow or deep blue-purple; plants stoloniferous |
............ 7 Lower lip appearing 5-lobed (proximal 2 lateral, erect lobes represent the cryptic upper lip); flowers white to pink; plants cespitose |
..........6 Upper lip of corolla conspicuous, flaring or galeate. |
............ ..8 Plants distinctly repent and rooting at the nodes, or producing elongate stolons. |
............ ....9 Plants repent. |
............ ......10 Herbs; leaves cordate-reniform, coarsely crenate, the blade > 1 cm long; inflorescence of axillary cymules; corollas 10-20 mm |
............ ......10 Subshrubs; leaves ovate to elliptic, entire, the blade < 1 cm long; inflorescence a terminal thyrse; corollas 4-5 mm |
............ ....9 Plants stoloniferous. |
............ ........11 Inflorescence in dense axillary verticils; calyx and corolla actinomorphic, calyx 4-5-lobed, flowers 3-4 mm long |
............ ........11 Inflorescence terminal; calyx and corolla zygomorphic, calyx 5-lobed, flowers 20-30 mm long |
............ ..8 Plants not distinctly repent or stoloniferous. |
............ ..........12 Calyx with 6-10 lobes or teeth. |
............ ............ 13 Calyx zygomorphic, canescent with simple trichomes, spinose lobe tips straight |
............ ............ 13 Calyx actinomorphic or essentially so, densely pubescent with stellate hairs, spinose lobe tips uncinate |
............ ..........12 Calyx with 5 or fewer lobes or teeth. |
............ ............ ..14 Calyx with 3-4 prominent lobes (rarely 5, if one includes small teeth). |
............ ............ ....15 Calyx and corolla essentially actinomorphic |
............ ............ ....15 Calyx and corolla zygomorphic. |
............ ............ ......16 Calyx with 4 unequal primary lobes; flowers large, 2.5-3.5 cm long, in bracteate terminal racemes |
............ ............ ......16 Calyx with 3 primary lobes (upper lobe occasionally with 3 apiculate teeth, e.g. Salvia lyrata); flowers 3 cm or less, in terminal thyrses. |
............ ............ ........17 Stamens 4; calyx enveloped and partially concealed by subtending bracts |
............ ............ ........17 Stamens 2; calyx not enveloped by subtending bracts. |
............ ............ ..........18 Shrubs; calyx with simple and dendritic hairs; leaves revolute, coriaceous |
............ ............ ..........18 Herbs; calyx with simple trichomes; leaves non-revolute, margins various, membranaceous |
............ ............ ..14 Calyx usually with 5 prominent lobes (except for Clinopodium with rarely fused upper lobes). |
............ ............ ............ 19 Fertile stamens 0-2. |
............ ............ ............ ..20 Calyx actinomorphic or essentially so; corollas actinomorphic or zygomorphic. |
............ ............ ............ ....21 Corolla actinomorphic, lobes spreading and nearly equal (one lobe slightly emarginate and/or enlarged). |
............ ............ ............ ......22 Inflorescences axillary; foliage not or faintly aromatic |
............ ............ ............ ......22 Inflorescences terminal; foliage strongly aromatic |
............ ............ ............ ....21 Corolla zygomorphic (bilabiate). |
............ ............ ............ ........23 Inflorescence in loose terminal and axillary cymules; corollas not galeate or arching |
............ ............ ............ ........23 Inflorescence densely capitate (often also axillary); corollas strongly galeate, arching |
............ ............ ............ ..20 Calyx and corollas clearly zygomorphic. |
............ ............ ............ ..........24 Corolla 7-20 mm; inflorescence a densely clustered terminal or axillary cyme, or a well developed panicle. |
............ ............ ............ ............ 25 Inflorescence a dense cluster of one or more terminal cymules (occasionally just axillary); lower lip of corolla not fringed |
............ ............ ............ ............ 25 Inflorescence a panicle; lower lip of corolla conspicuously fringed |
............ ............ ............ ..........24 Corolla ca. 3-10 mm long; inflorescence a loose axillary cyme or slender terminal spike or spike-like panicle. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ..26 Corolla 3.5-4 mm, borne 2 per node in a slender terminal spike; middle lobe of upper calyx reduced |
............ ............ ............ ............ ..26 Corolla 4-10 mm, borne in axillary cymes or spike-like panicle; upper calyx lobes similar. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ....27 Flowers in loose axillary cymes; calyx gibbous, throat closed by hairs; corollas ca. 4-5 mm long |
............ ............ ............ ............ ....27 Flowers in a spike-like panicle; calyx not gibbous or closed by hairs; corollas ca. 10 mm long |
............ ............ ............ 19 Fertile stamens 4. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ......28 Stamens ascending under the upper corolla lip, either included within the tube (or at least not clearly exserted beyond it). |
............ ............ ............ ............ ........29 Calyx actinomorphic. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ..........30 Flowers borne in terminal verticils or thyrses, with reduced bracteal leaves. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 31 Calyx 15-nerved; verticils tightly aggregated |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 31 Calyx 5-10-nerved; verticils well spaced |
............ ............ ............ ............ ..........30 Flowers borne in axils of well-developed leaves, or a terminal raceme with 1 flower per node. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..32 Calyx lobes with thickened spinescent apices. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....33 Stems often with swollen nodes (areas just below appear dark and sunken upon drying, except G. ladanum); hairs of the stem either exclusively hispid or short recurved and mixed with longer glandular trichomes; corolla 15-28 mm long |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....33 Stems without swollen nodes; hairs of the stem finely and softly retrorse, generally lacking glandular hairs (though sessile glands may be present); corolla 5-14 mm long. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......34 Corolla 5-7 mm long, not much longer than the calyx, weakly bilabiate and lacking an annulus |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......34 Corolla 8-14 mm long and well-exceeding the calyx, strongly galeate and annulate |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..32 Calyx lobes without spinescent apices (although lobes may be pointed or acute). |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........35 Flowers in terminal racemes, corolla tube broadly inflated |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........35 Flowers borne in axils of well developed leaves, corolla tube not broadly inflated. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........36 Verticils 2-6-flowered, loose; corollas 5-7 mm |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........36 Verticils 6-12-flowered, compact; corollas 10-30 mm. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 37 Corolla 10-15 mm long; calyx with 10+ nerves |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 37 Corolla 10-30 mm long; calyx 5-nerved |
............ ............ ............ ............ ........29 Calyx zygomorphic. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..38 Shrubs, diffusely branched; [restricted to se. Coastal Plain and Cumberland Plateau] |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..38 Herbs, branched or unbranched; [collectively widespread]. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....39 Calyx teeth distinctly white or pink, noticeably different from the tube |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....39 Calyx teeth coloration not noticeably different from the tube. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......40 Flowers 1 per bracteal axil. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........41 Corolla nearly regular, 4-6 mm long. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........41 Corolla bilabiate, >10 mm long |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......40 Flowers 2-many per bract or leaf axil. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........42 Plants lemon-scented, flowers in the axils of well-developed leaves |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........42 Plants mint-scented or non-aromatic, flowers terminal and/or axillary. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 43 Upper median calyx lobe longer and wider than the other 4; flowers terminal |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 43 Upper lobes differing in sinus depth and/or size from the lower lobes; flowers borne variously. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..44 Bracts broadly rounded, apiculate or absent. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....45 Bracts broadly rounded, apiculate; inflorescence terminal |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....45 Bracts wanting; inflorescence axillary |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..44 Bracts setaceous or elliptic, but not broadly rounded or apiculate, present. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......46 Calyx clearly bilabiate; corollas 7-15 mm long |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......46 Calyx scarcely bilabiate; corollas 5-7 mm long |
............ ............ ............ ............ ......28 Stamens (at least some) well exserted beyond the upper corolla lobe. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........47 Lower lip of corolla distinctly fringed |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........47 Lower lip of corolla not fringed. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........48 Calyx zygomorphic. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 49 Flowers in dense terminal capitate clusters, subtended by large bracteal leaves (these often whitened on the upper surface and especially towards the base) |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 49 Flowers borne otherwise. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..50 Flowers borne in few-flowered cymose axillary clusters, overall appearing paniculate; [subfamily Ajugoideae] |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..50 Flowers borne in a spike-like terminal thyrse. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....51 Corolla pink to lavender or white, 11-17 mm long |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....51 Corolla blue (rarely white), 7-12 mm long |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........48 Calyx actinomorphic. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......52 Flowers borne in a dense terminal spike, 2-3-verticilled globose head, or spiciform thryse. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........53 Inflorescence secund |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........53 Inflorescence terete. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........54 Small plants to ca. 30 cm; leaves short, sessile, linear- lanceolate with revolute, entire margins; [endemic to FL and se. GA] |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........54 Large plants, well over 30 cm tall; leaves often petiolate, broadly ovate or lanceolate, margins not revolute or entire; [collectively widespread]. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 55 Bracts broadly rounded; corolla distinctly bilabiate; plants 1-3 m tall |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 55 Bracts linear-lanceolate; corolla nearly regular; plants < 1 m tall |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......52 Flowers borne in axillary verticils or terminal (capitate to loosely flowered) clusters. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..56 Flowers in axillary clusters, corolla nearly regular. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....57 Axillary clusters loose, 1-3-flowered; [subfamily Ajugoideae] |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....57 Axillary clusters dense, many-flowered; corolla white-pink |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......58 Stems scabrous; corolla mostly blue-violet |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......58 Stems glabrous to pubescent; corolla mostly white-pink |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..56 Flowers in densely capitate or loosely flowered terminal clusters, corolla distinctly bilabiate. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........59 Flowers in loosely branched terminal and axillary cymes |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........59 Flowers densely capitate cluster or terminal spike of well spaced verticils. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........60 Inflorescence either capitate or a spike, not subtended by large bracteal leaves |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........60 Inflorescence capitate, subtended by large bracteal leaves (these often whitened on the upper surface and especially towards the base) |
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..2 Plant a shrub, erect, not requiring support. |
....3 Leaves with spiny margins |
....3 Leaves with crenate or serrate margins. |
......4 Leaves slightly to strongly fleshy; inflorescence a head; [maritime situations] |
......4 Leaves not fleshy; inflorescence either a head or otherwise; [collectively widespread]. |
........5 Leaves > 8 cm long, typically spotted with yellow, coarsely toothed; fruit a red drupe; [commonly cultivated, rarely seeding down nearby] |
........5 Leaves < 8 cm long, not yellow-spotted, serrulate; fruit a capsule or purplish drupe; [plants native or cultivated]. |
..........6 Inflorescence a head; [s. FL] |
..........6 Inflorescence otherwise; [more widespread]. |
............ 7 Corolla tubular, campanulate, bilaterally symmetrical; fruit a 1-seeded achene (rarely produced) |
............ 7 Corolla radially symmetrical, with 4-5 distinct petals; fruit a 2-10-seeded capsule or drupe. |
............ ..8 Fruit a 4-5-locular capsule, with 2 seeds per locule (though often fewer by abortion) |
............ ..8 Fruit a (2-) 3-locular, purplish-black drupe, with (2-) 3 single-seeded stones |
..2 Plant a subshrub, creeping shrub, or liana. |
............ ....9 Leaves spinose-serrate; [exotics, rarely naturalized] |
............ ....9 Leaves serrate (not spinose), serrulate, or crenate; [exotics and natives, collectively widespread]. |
............ ......10 Leaves slightly to strongly fleshy; inflorescence a head; [maritime situations] |
............ ......10 Leaves not fleshy; inflorescence otherwise; [collectively widespread]. |
............ ........11 Leaves on vigorous shoots with a few coarse rounded teeth towards the base (most leaves entire) |
............ ........11 Leaves serrulate to serrate, the teeth uniformly around the margin or concentrated towards the tip; fruit dry, either indehiscent and 1-seeded or capsular and with several seeds. |
............ ..........12 Flowers 5-merous; petals fused; fruit indehiscent, 1-seeded; [montane, from e. TN, WV, and w. MD northwards in our area] |
............ ..........12 Flowers 4- or 5-merous; petals separate; fruit capsular, dehiscent, several-seeded; [collectively widespread in our area] |
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............ ............ 13 Leaves slightly to strongly fleshy; inflorescence a head, subtended by an involucre of phyllaries; [maritime situations] |
............ ............ 13 Leaves not fleshy; inflorescence, flower, and fruit structure various, but not with the combination of features as above (sometimes the flowers in a head subtended by bracts, but then with other features differing, such as stamens 4, or green calyx present, or petals separate, or fruit a schizocarp of mericarps, etc.); [collectively widespread]. |
............ ............ ..14 Lianas climbing by twining or by adventitious roots. |
............ ............ ....15 Stems with retrorse prickles; foliage scabrous |
............ ............ ....15 Stems not prickly; foliage smooth to variously hairy, but not scabrous. |
............ ............ ......16 Leaves on vigorous shoots with a few coarse rounded teeth towards the base (most leaves entire), the larger leaves < 3 cm wide; lianas climbing by twining; fruit a fleshy berry; flowers 5-merous, with a fused, tubular corolla |
............ ............ ......16 Leaves serrate, the teeth towards the leaf apex, the larger leaves > 4 cm wide; lianas climbing by adventitious roots; fruit a capsule; flowers 7-10-merous, with separate petals |
............ ............ ..14 Upright shrubs or trees, lacking any adaptations for climbing. |
............ ............ ........17 Trees; leaves often a mix of alternate and opposite. |
............ ............ ..........18 Leaves harshly scabrous on the upper surface; fruit a multiple of achenes; leaf venation pinnate but irregular |
............ ............ ..........18 Leaves not scabrous; fruit a 2-4-seeded drupe; leaf venation neatly pinnate, the lateral veins nearly straight and parallel to one another |
............ ............ ........17 Shrubs or trees; leaves strictly opposite (or often a mix of alternate and opposite in RHAMNACEAE). |
............ ............ ............ 19 Trees; leaves palmately-veined, with 5 or more veins from the base; [rarely naturalizing] |
............ ............ ............ 19 Shrubs; leaves either triple-veined from near the base or pinnate-veined; [collectively widespread and common] |
............ ............ ............ ..20 Leaves strongly triple-veined from at or near the base of the blade, the 2 lateral veins arching towards the tip and rejoining the midvein or nearly so (becoming diffuse before rejoining); petals 4, white; stamens 15-90 |
............ ............ ............ ..20 Leaves pinnate-veined; petals various, not both 4 and white (except sometimes in Hydrangea); stamens 1-15 (except 15-30 in Exochorda in ROSACEAE). |
............ ............ ............ ....21 Inflorescence head-like; flowers sympetalous and 4-lobed; fruit 2 seeded |
............ ............ ............ ....21 Inflorescence more diffuse, with internal axes and pedicels; flowers not both sympetalous and 4-lobed (except in Forsythia and Buddleja); fruit 1-seeded, 2-4-seeded, or 4-many-seeded. |
............ ............ ............ ......22 Plants in flower. |
............ ............ ............ ........23 Corolla absent; flowers inconspicuous and small, in axillary fascicles or catkins. |
............ ............ ............ ..........24 Flowers in catkins; leaves usually a mix of opposite and alternate |
............ ............ ............ ..........24 Flowers in axillary fascicles; leaves strictly opposite (subopposite) |
............ ............ ............ ........23 Corolla present; flowers larger, in terminal cymes, corymbs, racemes, panicles, or in axillary cymes or fascicles. |
............ ............ ............ ............ 25 Petals separate; stamens 8-10 (-60) (or 4-6 in RHAMNACEAE and Euonymus in CELASTRACEAE). |
............ ............ ............ ............ ..26 Flowers 1-few, in axillary cymes; stamens 4-6; stems brown, tan, gray, or green. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ....27 Leaf venation pinnate, but irregular and reticulated; stems green |
............ ............ ............ ............ ....27 Leaf venation neatly pinnate, the lateral veins nearly straight and parallel to one another; stems brown, tan, or gray |
............ ............ ............ ............ ..26 Flowers 1 and terminal, or many, in terminal panicles or corymbs; stamens 8-10 (-60); stems brown, tan or gray. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ......28 Inflorescence a solitary, terminal flower; stamens 30-60 |
............ ............ ............ ............ ......28 Inflorescence a terminal panicle or corymb; stamens 8-15 |
............ ............ ............ ............ 25 Petals fused, at least basally, and often strongly tubular; stamens 2, 4, or 5. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ........29 Stamens 5. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ..........30 Petals white, fused basally only, the lobes spreading |
............ ............ ............ ............ ..........30 Petals pink, yellow, or reddish, fused for most of their length |
............ ............ ............ ............ ........29 Stamens 2 or 4. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 31 Stamens 2; petals yellow; flowers radially symmetrical; inflorescence an axillary fascicle |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 31 Stamens 4; petals white, pink, or lavender; flowers bilabiate; inflorescence a terminal thyrse or panicle or an axillary cyme. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..32 Petals 4; inflorescence a terminal thyrse |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..32 Petals 5; inflorescence a terminal panicle or an axillary cyme. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....33 Inflorescence an axillary cyme |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....33 Inflorescence a terminal panicle |
............ ............ ............ ......22 Plants in fruit. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......34 Fruit a berry, drupe, or achene, indehiscent, fleshy at maturity (or dry in Kolkwitzia). |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........35 Fruit a berry, with 20+ seeds |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........35 Fruit a drupe or achene, with 1-4 seeds. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........36 Fruit an achene (1-seeded), dry at maturity |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........36 Fruit a drupe (1-4-seeded), fleshy at maturity. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 37 Inflorescence a terminal corymb |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 37 Inflorescence axillary, fascicled or a cyme. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..38 Foliage with stellate hairs; fruit a pink-purple 4-seeded drupe |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..38 Foliage glabrous or with simple hairs; fruit a dark red, black, or blue 1-4-seeded drupe. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....39 Fruit a 1-seeded drupe; [NC southwards and westwards] |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....39 Fruit a 2-4-seeded drupe; [widespread in our region] |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......34 Fruit a capsule, dehiscent, dry at maturity. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......40 Inflorescence a catkin, the flowers small (< 5 mm in diameter) and tightly arranged on the inflorescence axis (> 5 per cm of the axis) |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......40 Inflorescence various, but more diffuse, the flowers larger (> 5 mm in diameter, except for some flowers in Hydrangea in HYDRANGEACEAE) and loosely arranged (< 5 per cm of axis). |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........41 Capsule prominently 5-angled (star-shaped in ×-section) |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ........41 Capsule not angled. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........42 Inflorescence axillary, fascicled. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 43 Capsule pink to red; fruits solitary or in axillary cymes |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 43 Capsule brown; fruits in axillary fascicles |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..........42 Inflorescence terminal, a raceme, panicle, corymb, or compound cyme or thyrse. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..44 Inflorescence a flat-topped corymb or rounded compound cyme, as wide as or wider than long |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ..44 Inflorescence elongated, a raceme, panicle, or thyrse, much longer than wide. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....45 Capsule elongate (> 3× as long as wide), 8-25 mm long |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ....45 Capsule about as long as wide, 3-6 mm long. |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......46 Sepal lobes 5 |
............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ......46 Sepal lobes 4 |