Key to Tiquilia

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(For a list of species in Tiquilia, use the above link.)

Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.

1. Branches 

alternate 

1. Arranged singly, often spirally, along an axis - e.g., one leaf per node. 2. Occurring in different ranks, appearing to be between, not directly above or below, as 'stamens alternate petals'.

; 

leaf 

Organ arising from a stem, generally composed of a stalk (petiole) and a flat, expanded, green, photosynthetic area (blade); distinguished from a leaflet by the presence in its axil of a bud, branch, thorn, or flower; sometimes with lateral, basal appendages (stipules); either simple (toothed, lobed, or dissected but not divided into leaflets) or compound (divided into leaflets).

 veins obscure, 

blade 

Expanded portion of a leaf, petal, or other structure, generally flat but sometimes rolled, cylindric, wavy, or cupped.

 

ovate 

Egg-shaped (i.e., widest below the middle) in two dimensions (i.e., in one plane), as a leaf.

to narrow-elliptic; 

perennial 

Completing life cycle (germination through death) in more than two years or growing seasons, generally non-woody (at least above ground) to woody; includes perennial herbs as well as subshrubs to trees; the abbreviation 'per' only refers to perennial herb, not to the word 'perennial' alone.

 herb, subshrub; style branched < 1/3 from tip; fruit 4-grooved ..... T. canescens

2. Corolla 4–7.5 mm, limb 2.5–4.5 mm diam ..... var. canescens

2' Corolla 8–12 mm, limb 5–8 mm diam ..... var. pulchella

1' Branches 

opposite 

1. Arranged in pairs along an axis - e.g., two leaves per node. 2. Occurring in the same rank, directly above or below, as 'stamens opposite petals'. 3. Located directly across from.

; leaf veins obvious, ± sunken, blade ovate, round, or obovate; annual, perennial herb; style branched 1/2–4/5 from tip; fruit 4-lobed

3. Rhizome present; stem ± glandular; leaf veins deeply sunken, lateral pairs 4–7 ..... T. plicata

3' Rhizome 0; stem ± nonglandular; leaf veins shallowly sunken, lateral pairs 2–3

4. Annual, not woody; style < calyx; leaf margin 

entire 

Having margins that are continuous and smooth (i.e., without teeth, lobes, etc.).

, lateral veins ± 30° from midvein; corolla pink to white; seed oblong-ovoid ..... T. nuttallii

4' Perennial herb, ± woody; style > calyx; leaf margin ± 

crenate 

Pertaining to margins with shallow, rounded teeth, between which are usually acute sinuses (i.e., scalloped)

, lateral veins ± 45° from midvein; corolla blue, purple, or lavender; seed spheric ..... T. palmeri

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