Key to Tetracoccus
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(For a list of species in Tetracoccus, use the above link.)
Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.
1. Pistillate pedicel 
Stalk of an individual flower in an inflorescence, or the corresponding structure in fruit.
0.5–1(3) mm;
ovary generally 3-lobed, generally 3-chambered;
styles generally 3;
filaments glabrous;
leaves generally
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'.
– se DMoj, DSon
..... T. hallii 1' Pistillate pedicel 6–15 mm; ovary generally 4-lobed, 4-(5-)chambered; styles generally 4; filaments soft-hairy at base; leaves
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.
or
whorled 
Arranged in groups of three or more at nodes or positions along an axis (e.g., three leaves per node).
in 3s
2. Leaf blade 
Expanded portion of a leaf, petal, or other structure, generally flat but sometimes rolled, cylindric, wavy, or cupped.
linear 
Elongate, with nearly parallel sides; narrower than elliptic or oblong.
to narrow-oblanceolate,
entire 
Having margins that are continuous and smooth (i.e., without teeth, lobes, etc.).
or sparsely fine-toothed; s SCo (San Diego Co.), w PR
..... T. dioicus 2' Leaf blade
lanceolate 
Narrowly elongate, widest in the basal half, often tapered to an acute tip.
to
ovate 
Egg-shaped (i.e., widest below the middle) in two dimensions (i.e., in one plane), as a leaf.
or wide-elliptic, sharp-toothed; n DMtns (Grapevine Mtns, Panamint Range)
..... T. ilicifolius
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