Key to Prosartes

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

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

1. Stem, 

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).

 margin, 

pedicel 

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

glandular-hairy; filaments << anthers; ovary chambers 1; fruit generally 2-seeded ..... P. parvifolia

1' Stem, leaf margin, pedicel hairy or not, nonglandular; filaments > anthers; ovary chambers 3; fruit generally > 3-seeded

2. Leaf margin hairs many, short, sharp, 

ascending 

Curving or angling upward from base, or about 30-60 degrees less than vertical or away from axis of attachment.

, 

blade 

Expanded portion of a leaf, petal, or other structure, generally flat but sometimes rolled, cylindric, wavy, or cupped.

abaxially minute-scabrous, especially on veins; perianth parts ± 

spreading 

Oriented more or less perpendicularly to the axis of attachment; often, more or less horizontal.

at middle; anthers generally 

exserted 

Protruding out of surrounding structure(s) (e.g., stamens exserted from corolla).

..... P. hookeri

2' Leaf margin hairs 0 or long, spreading, generally falling in age, blade abaxially glabrous or sparsely hairy; perianth parts spreading at tip; anthers 

included 

Not protruding out of surrounding structure(s) (e.g., stamens included in corolla).

..... P. smithii

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