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GARRYA SILK TASSEL BUSH
(N. Garry, 1st secretary of Hudson's Bay Co., explorer of Pacific Northwest with David Douglas, 1782–1856) Intergradation among CA species raises doubt about taxonomic status.

Key to Garrya

1. Abaxial leaf hairs dense, curly-wavy, interwoven, felt-like, not appressed toward leaf tip

2. Lf margin ± to strongly wavy and often ± to strongly rolled under; pistillate flowers (1)3 per bract; inflorescence in fruit 18–28 mm wide; NCo, NCoRO, n SNF, ScV, CCo, SnFrB, SCoRO ..... G. elliptica

2' Lf margin flat to ± wavy and sometimes ± rolled under; pistillate flowers 1(3) per bract; inflorescence in fruit 13–18 mm wide; SCoRO, SW ..... G. veatchii

1' Abaxial leaf hairs 0 to dense, straight to wavy, not felt-like, appressed toward leaf tip

3. Abaxial leaf hairs 0 (or sparse on young leaves); fruit glabrous or near tip sparsely hairy ..... G. fremontii

3' Abaxial leaf hairs sparse to dense; fruit dense-hairy, glabrous, or near tip sparsely hairy

4. Abaxial leaf hairs dense, fine, wavy ..... G. congdonii

4' Abaxial leaf hairs sparse to dense, ± coarse, straight to ± curved

5. Fr glabrous or near tip sparsely hairy; abaxial leaf hairs generally dense; NW ..... G. buxifolia

5' Fr generally dense-hairy; abaxial leaf hairs sparse to ± dense; NW, SN, CW, SW, DMtns ..... G. flavescens

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