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

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

168a. Corolla very irregular; stamens protruding
                                                  =LOBELIACEAE=, p. 113.

     168b. Corolla regular --169.

169a. Stamens with ordinary visible anthers; ovary 1 --170.

169b. Stamens so grown together and to the stigma as to be almost
      unrecognizable; ovaries 2                 =ASCLEPIADACEAE=, p. 90.

     170a. Petals separate                        =PAPAVERACEAE=, p. 41.

     170b. Petals united --171.

171a. Stamens attached to the tube of the corolla
                                                =CONVOLVULACEAE=, p. 91.

171b. Stamens attached at the very base of the corolla
                                                =CAMPANULACEAE=, p. 112.

     172a. Plants of the composite type, with several or many small
           flowerets closely aggregated into dense heads subtended by a
           calyx-like involucre of small bracts --173.

     172b. Flowers solitary or clustered, but not in involucred heads
           --174.

173a. True composites, without a normal calyx      =COMPOSITAE=, p. 113.

173b. A normal calyx with each floweret; leaves compound with 3 leaflets
                                                   =LEGUMINOSAE=, p. 58.

     174a. Flowers irregular, i. e., the conspicuous lobes of the
           perianth unlike in size or shape --175.

     174b. Flowers regular --185.

175a. Stamens 2 or 4                         =SCROPHULARIACEAE=, p. 101.

175b. Stamens 5 --176.

175c. Stamens 6 --181.

175d. Stamens 8; leaves simple                    =POLYGALACEAE=, p. 65.

175e. Stamens 10; leaves usually compound          =LEGUMINOSAE=, p. 58.

175f. Stamens more than 10 --183.

     176a. Petals separate --177.

     176b. Petals united --179.

177a. Flowers greenish or purplish, in a panicle =SAXIFRAGACEAE=, p. 49.

177b. Flowers white or purplish, in compound umbels
                                                  =UMBELLIFERAE=, p. 80.

177c. Flowers solitary, or in few-flowered clusters --178.

     178a. Flowers blue, yellow, or white, in spring =VIOLACEAE=, p. 75.

     178b. Flowers red-orange or yellow, in summer
                                                 =BALSAMINACEAE=, p. 71.

     178c. Flowers small and greenish, in spring
                                              1a, in =VIOLACEAE=, p. 75.

179a. Anthers united; stamens protruding from the very irregular corolla
                                                  =LOBELIACEAE=, p. 113.

179b. Anthers separate; corolla almost regular --180.

     180a. Corolla rotate; some or all filaments hairy
                                       2, in =SCROPHULARIACEAE=, p. 101.

     180b. Corolla funnel-form, dull yellow and purple; filaments not
           hairy                           12a, in =SOLANACEAE=, p. 101.

     180c. Corolla funnel-form, blue or violet; filaments not hairy
                                           7b, in =BORAGINACEAE=, p. 94.

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