Key to Phrymaceae
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1. Pedicel generally <
calyx;
corolla semi-persistent, shriveling on the developing
capsule ..... DIPLACUS 1' Pedicel generally > calyx; corolla
deciduous, falling away from the developing capsule (semi-persistent, in
Mimetanthe and
Erythranthe breweri)
2. Perennial herb; corolla lavender to purple, corolla
throat horizontally
compressed 
Flattened side-to-side or front-to-back.
and nearly closed
..... MIMULUS 2' Annual or
perennial 
Completing life cycle (germination through death) in more than two years or growing seasons, generally non-woody (at least above ground) to woody; includes perennial herbs as well as subshrubs to trees; the abbreviation 'per' only refers to perennial herb, not to the word 'perennial' alone.
herb; corolla color various, corolla throat usually
open, if corolla throat horizontally compressed and nearly closed then corolla yellow (e.g.
Erythranthe guttata)
3. Annual, calyx
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.
±=
tube, with faint unraised midribs; plant
hairs dense, long, soft, wavy
..... MIMETANTHE 3' Annual or perennial herb, calyx lobes generally << tube, with prominent midribs, plants hairy or
glabrous ..... ERYTHRANTHE
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