The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California

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Key to DOWNINGIA

N.B.: couplets are linked, e.g., 1. is linked to 1'.

  1. Ovary 1-chambered; placentas parietal
 
    2. Anthers ± 90° to filaments
 
      3. Lower corolla lobes obtuse, abruptly toothed, blue with 2 oblong, orange-yellow spots in central white field
D. bacigalupii
      3' Lower corolla lobes acute, blue with a central white field
D. elegans
    2' Anthers < 45° to filaments
 
      4. Larger 3 anthers hairy at tips; calyx lobes unequal
D. montana
      4' Larger 3 anthers glabrous at tips; calyx lobes subequal
D. yina
  1' Ovary 2-chambered; placentas axile
 
    5. Anthers ± 90° to filaments
D. insignis
    5' Anthers < 45° to filaments
 
      6. 2 larger bristles at tips of 2 smaller anthers 0.6–2.7 mm, generally tightly twisted together
D. bicornuta
        7. 2 larger bristles at tips of 2 smaller anthers 0.6–1.5 mm, < anthers; corolla tube dark blue-purple on upper side, without prominent veins
var. bicornuta
        7' 2 larger bristles at tips of 2 smaller anthers 1.6–2.7 mm, generally > anthers; corolla tube light blue or pale yellow on upper side, prominently net-veined
var. picta
      6' 2 larger bristles at tips of 2 smaller anthers < 0.5 mm, not twisted
 
        8. Sinus between 2 upper corolla lobes with a backward-projecting, short horn
D. ornatissima
          9. Upper corolla lobes generally abundantly hairy within near tips
var. eximia
          9' Upper corolla lobes glabrous or sparsely hairy within
var. ornatissima
        8' Sinus between 2 upper corolla lobes plane, without a horn
 
          10. Corolla 2.5–7 mm, lobes narrowly triangular; flower not inverting, upper corolla lip 3-lobed
 
            11. Seed longitudinally striate, not appearing twisted; Modoc Plateau
D. laeta
            11' Seed spirally striate, appearing twisted; Inner North Coast Ranges, Great Central Valley
D. pusilla
          10' Corolla > 7 mm, upper lobes narrowly triangular or elliptic, lower obovate; flower inverting, upper corolla lip 2-lobed
 
            12. Anthers 2.5–3.5 mm, exserted from corolla tube
D. pulchella
            12' Anthers < 2.5 mm, included in corolla tube
 
              13. Seeds spirally striate, appearing twisted; corolla without purple spots at throat
D. cuspidata
              13' Seeds longitudinally striate, not appearing twisted; corolla with 1–3 purple spots at throat
 
                14. Upper corolla lobes glabrous
D. bella
                14' Upper corolla lobes ciliate-scabrous
D. concolor
                  15. Fruit generally 12–25 mm
var. brevior
                  15' Fruit 30–50 mm
var. concolor


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