UCJEPS: keys

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Up-to-date information about California vascular plants is available from the Jepson eFlora.

1. Annual (obviously so)

1' Perennial (perhaps in flower during first year)

2. Leaves linear-lanceolate

2' Leaves rounded, triangular, or nearly compound

3. Leaves deeply divided (nearly compound)

4. Sepals < 10 mm

4' Sepals 13–15 mm

3' Leaves triangular or rounded (often lobed, but not approaching compound)

5. Inflorescence an open panicle (sometimes dense in bud)

6. Petals red-orange

6' Petals lavender to pink

5' Inflorescence raceme-like or a dense panicle

7. Adult leaves coarsely dentate

7' Adult leaves entire, crenate, or finely dentate

8. Lower leaf surface markedly ridged

8' Lower leaf surface ± smooth

9. Hairs coarse; leaves gray-green; fruit segment 4.5–5 mm, dehiscent part ± 60% of segment

9' Hairs soft; leaves yellow-green; fruit segment 2.5–3 mm, dehiscent part < 20% of segment