Key to Sagina
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(For a list of species in Sagina, use the above link.)
Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.
1. Annual, often glandular-hairy on
pedicels Stalk of an individual flower in an inflorescence, or the corresponding structure in fruit.
,
sepals, or both;
sterile basal At or near the base of a plant or plant part. Especially said of leaves clustered near the ground or of a placenta confined to the base of an ovary.
rosettes A radiating cluster of leaves generally at or near ground level.
0;
stem thread-like; pedicels ± straight
2. Upper
leaves minutely
ciliate Having generally straight, conspicuous hairs along margins or edges.
near base; sepals 4(5);
petals 0(4), minute, < sepals
..... S. apetala 1' Perennial herb, generally glabrous; sterile basal rosettes often present; stem not thread-like; pedicels often
recurved Gradually curved downward or backward.
in flower, straight in
fruit 3. Sepals 4(5),
spreading Oriented more or less perpendicularly to the axis of attachment; often, more or less horizontal.
to
ascending Curving or angling upward from base, or about 30-60 degrees less than vertical or away from axis of attachment.
in fruit; petals 0 or 1/4–1/2 × sepals
..... S. procumbens 3' Sepals 5, ±
appressed Parallel or nearly parallel to and often in contact with surface of origin; used to describe the disposition of hairs, leaves, pedicels, etc.
in fruit; petals 3/4–1 × sepals
4' Leaves not fleshy, narrowly linear; sepals 1.5–2.5 mm
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