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Vascular Plants of California
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Key to Xylorhiza

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

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1. Perennial herb or subshrubstem generally branched only in proximal 1/2;  8–25 cm ..... X. tortifolia var. tortifolia

1' Shrub; stem generally branched throughout; peduncle 0–11 cm

2. Younger stems and  short-glandular; phyllaries loosely , outermost glandular, innermost < immediately preceding series ..... X. cognata

2' Younger stems and peduncles generally glabrous (rarely  proximal to heads); phyllaries tightly appressed, ± glabrous; innermost >= immediately preceding series ..... X. orcuttii

 

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