Key to Githopsis

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

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

1. Corolla 

cylindric 

Elongate, with parallel sides and, at any point, round in transverse section.

, 2.5–3 mm; flowers generally cleistogamous; bracts 

ovate 

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

..... G. tenella

1' Corolla funnel- to bell-shaped, generally > 3 mm; flowers open; bracts narrower than ovate

2. Corolla showy, 1–1.5 × longer than wide; filament base wider than tip, 

ciliate 

Having generally straight, conspicuous hairs along margins or edges.

..... G. pulchella

3. Ovary 2.5–5.5 mm; corolla generally < 12 mm ..... subsp. serpentinicola

3' Ovary >= 5.5 mm; corolla generally > 12 mm

4. Ovary obconic, hairs dense, 

recurved 

Gradually curved downward or backward.

, stiff; upper branches 15–30 mm ..... subsp. campestris

4' Ovary cylindric to narrowly obconic, hairs 0, minute, fine, 

appressed 

Parallel or nearly parallel to and often in contact with surface of origin; used to describe the disposition of hairs, leaves, pedicels, etc.

, or coarse; upper branches > 32 mm ..... subsp. pulchella

5. Stem, ovary hairs 0 or fine, appressed; corolla 10–15 mm ..... var. glabra

5' Stem, ovary 

puberulent 

Minutely hairy.

or hairs rough, coarse; corolla 13–24 mm ..... var. pulchella

2' Corolla not showy, 2–4.5 × longer than wide; filament base no wider than tip, glabrous or sparsely ciliate

6. Ovary obconic, ± narrowed at top, base long-tapered; 

pedicel 

Stalk of an individual flower in an inflorescence, or the corresponding structure in fruit.

rarely 0; corolla 4.5–14 mm ..... G. specularioides

6' Ovary cylindric to obconic, narrowed near middle, base swollen; pedicel 0; corolla 1.5–7.5 mm ..... G. diffusa

7. Corolla 

lobes 

1. A major expansion or bulge, such as on the margin of a leaf, sepal, or petal, or on the surface of an ovary. 2. The free tips of otherwise fused structures, such as sepals or petals; larger than teeth.

white, pale blue, or pale pink, darker when dry

8. Upper stem 0.4–1 mm wide; corolla 5–7.5 mm ..... subsp. candida

8' Upper stem 0.2–0.4 mm wide; corolla 1.5–5 mm ..... subsp. filicaulis

7' Corolla lobes light violet, violet-blue, or light to deep blue

9. Ovary 5–6.5 × longer than wide ..... subsp. diffusa

9' Ovary 2–5 × longer than wide ..... subsp. robusta

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