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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

Name: The Plants of Michigan: Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State
Author: Gleason, Henry A. (Henry Allan)

Gleason, Henry A. (Henry Allan)

Plants -- Michigan

110a. Ovary deeply 4-lobed, appearing like 4 separate ovaries;
           style 1                                    =LABIATAE=, p. 95.

     110b. Ovary not 4-lobed --111.

111a. Stamens 2 --112.

111b. Stamens 3                                 =VALERIANACEAE=, p. 111.

111c. Stamens 4 --113.

     112a. Flowers in dense heads          1a, in =ACANTHACEAE=, p. 107.

     112b. Flowers solitary or in loose clusters
                                             =SCROPHULARIACEAE=, p. 101.

113a. Corolla distinctly 2-lipped and irregular --114.

113b. Corolla not distinctly 2-lipped, its 5 lobes all alike or nearly
      so --115.

     114a. Calyx 2-lipped; the upper lip with 3 awl-shape teeth, the
           lower with 2 short teeth; flowers in slender terminal spikes
                                                   =PHRYMACEAE=, p. 107.

     114b. Calyx not obviously 2-lipped, its teeth equal or nearly so
                                             =SCROPHULARIACEAE=, p. 101.

115a. Flowers sessile or nearly so, in spikes --116.

115b. Flowers in nodding pairs at the top of a slender stalk
                                        3a, in =CAPRIFOLIACEAE=, p. 109.

115c. Flowers solitary or in clusters; not in spikes or nodding pairs
      --117.

     116a. Corolla not over 1 cm. long             =VERBENACEAE=, p. 99.

     116b. Corolla 1.5 cm. long or more      =SCROPHULARIACEAE=, p. 101.

117a. Calyx-lobes 15-25 mm. long; flowers blue, 3-5 cm. long; calyx
      without an obvious tube               2, in =ACANTHACEAE=, p. 107.

117b. Calyx-lobes united below into an obvious calyx-tube
                                             =SCROPHULARIACEAE=, p. 101.

                                 --118--

     118a. Leaves deeply lobed, compound, or dissected --119.

     118b. Leaves simple and not deeply lobed --129.

119a. Leaves once-pinnately compound or lobed --120.

119b. Leaves once-palmately compound or lobed --124.

119c. Leaves dissected or 2-3 times compound --125.

     120a. Leaves merely lobed --121.

     120b. Leaves actually compound --123.

121a. Flowers axillary; marsh or swamp plants   =HALORAGIDACEAE=, p. 79.

121b. Flowers in terminal clusters --122.

     122a. Stamens 2-6; taste mustard-like  52b, in =CRUCIFERAE=, p. 46.

     122b. Stamens 10 or more                       =RESEDACEAE=, p. 48.

123a. Leaflets entire                            =LIMNANTHACEAE=, p. 68.

123b. Leaflets serrate                        70a, in =ROSACEAE=, p. 57.

     124a. Flowers solitary              31a, in =RANUNCULACEAE=, p. 38.

     124b. Flowers in dense terminal umbels or heads
                                                  =UMBELLIFERAE=, p. 80.

     124c. Flowers in terminal racemes      2a, in =COMPOSITAE=, p. 114.

     124d. Flowers in axillary spikes or panicles
                                             9b, in =URTICACEAE=, p. 24.

125a. Leaves merely dissected, not truly compound with distinct leaflets
      --126.

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The Plants of Michigan: Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State

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