UCJEPS: keys

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

1. Plant generally << 15 cm, decumbent-branched from base; corolla 4–7 mm, beak hooked, pouches ± 1 mm deep

1' Plant generally > 15 cm, ± ascending-branched; corolla 8–25 mm, beak not hooked, pouches generally 1.5–4 mm deep

2. Stamens exserted; pouch depth > 1.5 × length

2' Stamens ± included; pouch depth < 1.5 × length

3. Plant green- or yellow-brown, generally glabrous; corolla yellow or white, beak yellowish

4. Corolla yellow

4' Corolla white

3' Plant purplish, generally puberulent; corolla sulphur-yellow or white to rose, beak dark purple

5. Corolla 8–15 mm, ± = bract, pouches 1–2 mm deep

5' Corolla 10–25 mm, > bract, pouches 3–4 mm deep

6. Corolla yellow

6' Corolla white, becoming rose-pink