Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Name: Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
Author: Brown, Stewardson

Brown, Stewardson

Mountain plants -- Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)

Flowers in axillary clusters or racemes;
                                petals 5; stamens numerous.
                              Fruit a berry.                 =Drupaceæ.=
                              Fruit a pome.                   =Pomaceæ.=
                          ††Leaves pinnate; flowers yellow.   =Rosaceæ.=
                          (_b_) Petals united.
                              Flowers small, short-campanulate in
                                  axillary or terminal heads.
                                                        =Caprifoliaceæ.=
                              Flowers large, funnel-form, in terminal
                                  or axillary clusters. (_Azaleastrum_)
                                                             =Ericaceæ.=
                              Flowers bell or urn-shaped, few, axillary.
                                                          =Vacciniaceæ.=
                         ****Stems creeping or twining, smooth or hairy.
                              Flowers with distinct petals, blue or
                               purple. (_Atragene_).     =Ranunculaceæ.=
                              Flowers with united petals.
                                  Corolla tubular.      =Caprifoliaceæ.=
                                  Corolla bell-shaped.       =Ericaceæ.=
    Leaves evergreen; shrubs or vines.
        Leaves pinnate; flowers yellow.                  =Berberidaceæ.=
        Leaves simple.
            Flowers inconspicuous; fruit a black berry.    =Empetraceæ.=
            Flowers showy, open, campanulate or urn-shaped,
                white or pink.                               =Ericaceæ.=

                      HERBACEOUS PLANTS

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Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains

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