The Plants of Michigan: Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the StateGleason, Henry A. (Henry Allan)
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The Plants of Michigan: Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State
Gleason, Henry A. (Henry Allan)
Plants -- Michigan
20a. Flowers numerous in each axil
=Indian Currant, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus.=
20b. Flowers 1 or 2 in each axil (Snowberry) --21.
21a. Leaves green beneath =Snowberry, Symphoricarpos racemosus.=
21b. Leaves whitened beneath
=Snowberry, Symphoricarpos racemosus var. pauciflorus.=
22a. Leaves palmately lobed --23.
22b. Leaves not lobed --25.
23a. Outermost flowers of the cluster enlarged and imperfect (1-4 m.
high) =Cranberry Tree, Viburnum opulus var. americanum.=
23b. All flowers of the cluster alike --24.
24a. Flower-clusters 4-10 cm. broad (1-2 m. high)
=Arrow Wood, Viburnum acerifolium.=
24b. Flower-clusters 2-3 cm. broad
=Squashberry, Viburnum pauciflorum.=
25a. Outer flowers of the cluster enlarged and imperfect (1-3 m. high)
=Hobble-bush, Viburnum alnifolium.=
25b. All flowers of the cluster alike --26.
26a. Leaves finely serrate; the veins not prominent --27.
26b. Leaves coarsely serrate, all or most of the teeth terminating
in a prominent vein --29.
27a. Peduncle of the flower-cluster, below its branches, at least 2 cm.
long (1-3 m. high) =Withe-rod, Viburnum cassinoides.=
27b. Peduncle of the cluster 1 cm. long, or even shorter (3-8 m. high)
--28.
28a. Leaves distinctly acuminate =Sheep-berry, Viburnum lentago.=
28b. Leaves obtuse or barely acute
=Black Haw, Viburnum prunifolium.=
29a. Leaves densely pubescent beneath (6-15 dm. high)
=Arrow-wood, Viburnum pubescens.=
29b. Leaves glabrous beneath, or with tufts of hairs in the forks of the
veins (1-4 m. high) =Arrow-wood, Viburnum dentatum.=
VALERIANACEAE, the Valerian Family
Herbs with opposite leaves and small nearly or quite regular flowers;
petals 5, united; stamens 3; sepals minute or wanting; ovary inferior.
1a. Stem-leaves pinnately cleft (3-10 dm. high; flowers white or
pinkish, summer) --2.
1b. Stem-leaves entire or dentate (2-6 dm. high; flowers white, summer)
(Corn Salad) --3.
2a. Leaf-segments parallel-veined Valerian, Valeriana edulis.
2b. Leaf-segments net-veined
=Swamp Valerian, Valeriana uliginosa.=
3a. Upper stem-leaves entire
=Corn Salad, Valerianella chenopodifolia.=
3b. Upper stem-leaves dentate =Corn Salad, Valerianella radiata.=
DIPSACACEAE, the Teasel Family
Herbs with opposite leaves, and small pale blue flowers aggregated in
dense heads; calyx minute; petals 4, united; stamens 4, attached to the
corolla; ovary inferior.
One species in Michigan, 1-2 m. high, with prickly leaves and stem,
blooming in summer =Teasel, Dipsacus sylvestris.=
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