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
7b. Flowers pink or red, rarely white, 4-10 cm. across (shrubs, 5-15 dm.
high, or climbing; stems usually thorny; flowers in early summer)
(Rose) --8.
7c. Flowers white, 1-3 cm. across (4-20 dm. high; flowers in late
spring) --16.
8a. Leaflets on most of the leaves 3; styles cohering in a column
which protrudes from among the stamens
=Climbing Rose, Rosa setigera.=
8b. Leaflets 5-11; styles not cohering in a protruding column --9.
9a. Sepals persistent on the fruit after flowering --10.
9b. Sepals soon deciduous from the young fruit after flowering --14.
10a. A pair of spines below each leaf larger than the other spines
--11.
10b. Spines all alike in size or nearly so, or absent completely
--12.
11a. Sepals entire =Wild Rose, Rosa woodsii.=
11b. Sepals pinnatifid =Dog Rose, Rosa canina.=
12a. Stems with few thorns or none at all =Wild Rose, Rosa blanda.=
12b. Stems prickly --13.
13a. Fruit somewhat pear-shape, narrowed toward the base.
=Wild Rose, Rosa acicularis.=
13b. Fruit globose, rounded at the base
=Wild Rose, Rosa acicularis var. bourgeauiana.=
14a. The pair of spines at the base of each leaf straight or nearly
so =Wild Rose, Rosa humilis.=
14b. The pair of spines at the base of each leaf distinctly
recurved or hooked --15.
15a. Leaves densely glandular-pubescent beneath
=Sweetbrier, Rosa rubiginosa.=
15b. Leaves glabrous or minutely pubescent =Swamp Rose, Rosa carolina.=
16a. Stems trailing or creeping --17.
16b. Stems erect, ascending, or arched --19.
17a. Stems distinctly shrubby and thorny (Dewberry) --18.
17b. Stems almost herbaceous, without thorns
=Dwarf Raspberry, Rubus triflorus.=
18a. Leaves thin, dull above; fruit black, large and juicy
=Dewberry, Rubus villosus.=
18b. Leaves firm or thick, shining above; fruit reddish, small,
consisting of a few sour drupelets
=Swamp Dewberry, Rubus hispidus.=
19a. Ripe fruit dropping away from the white receptacle or core;
terminal leaflet of each leaf with a long stalk, while the lateral
leaflets are sessile or nearly so (Raspberry) --20.
19b. Ripe fruit and receptacle or core dropping together; all the
leaflets on stalks which are approximately equal in length
(Blackberry) --22.
20a. Stem very glaucous with a whitish or bluish waxy deposit;
fruit black =Black Raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.=
20b. Stem not glaucous; fruit red --21.
21a. Calyx velvety-pubescent =Red Raspberry, Rubus idaeus.=
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