Key to Campanula
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(For a list of species in Campanula, use the above link.)
Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.
2' Leaf ±
linear Elongate, with nearly parallel sides; narrower than elliptic or oblong.
or
lanceolate Narrowly elongate, widest in the basal half, often tapered to an acute tip.
; ovary
oblong Longer than wide, with nearly parallel sides; wider than linear.
4. Upper
leaves,
bracts ± linear; ovary (hypanthium surface) hairy but not
papillate Pertaining to a surface (e.g., of a leaf, stigma, fruit) bearing small, rounded or conic protuberances (papillae).
..... C. exigua 1' Perennial herb, in dry places or not
5. Style >>
corolla, well
exserted Protruding out of surrounding structure(s) (e.g., stamens exserted from corolla).
..... C. scouleri 5' Style <= corolla, not exserted
6. Plant hairy throughout
7. Leaf ± 30 mm,
entire Having margins that are continuous and smooth (i.e., without teeth, lobes, etc.).
..... C. scabrella 6' Plant
hairs 0 or only on
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).
margins,
stem angles,
sepals 8' Leaf margin ± sharp-toothed or
crenate Pertaining to margins with shallow, rounded teeth, between which are usually acute sinuses (i.e., scalloped)
; cauline leaf < 20 mm
9. Leaf
ovate Egg-shaped (i.e., widest below the middle) in two dimensions (i.e., in one plane), as a leaf.
, margin crenate, with
recurved Gradually curved downward or backward.
, stiff hairs; corolla bell-shaped; coastal
..... C. californica 9' Leaf narrowly oblong, margin with few sharp teeth,
glabrous; corolla
funnel-shaped Widening from the base more or less gradually through the throat into an ascending, spreading, or recurved limb; often applied to a fused calyx or corolla.
; inland
..... C. wilkinsiana
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