Key to Lepechinia

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

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

1. Bracts >> to ± = subtended flower, gradually reduced distally on stem, ± overlapping at inflorescence tip; inflorescence axis abruptly bent 60–90° relative to stem ..... L. rossii

1' Bracts < to << subtended flower, much reduced distally on stem, not overlapping at inflorescence tip; inflorescence axis straight to curved or bent < 60° relative to stem

2. Pedicel 0–1 cm; calyx spheric in fruit; fruit minutely hairy ..... L. calycina

2' Pedicel generally 1–4 cm; calyx bell-shaped in fruit; fruit glabrous

3. 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.

clearly < tube ..... L. cardiophylla

3' Calyx lobes generally ± >= tube

4. Calyx hairs dense, generally 0.5–2 mm, lobes generally > (<) tube ..... L. fragrans

4' Calyx hairs sparse, << 0.5 mm, lobes generally ± = tube ..... L. ganderi

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