Key to Chlorogalum

View taxon page for Chlorogalum

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

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

1. Leaf 2–5 mm wide, margin ± flat ..... C. angustifolium

1' Leaf 4–25 mm wide, margin generally wavy, less so in shade

2. Pedicels 2–5 mm, << perianth ..... C. grandiflorum

2' Pedicels 5–35 mm, ± >= perianth ..... C. pomeridianum

3. Bulb coat membranous or with few coarse fibers ..... var. minus

3' Bulb coat not membranous, with many coarse fibers

4. Inflorescence < 40 cm, ± 

prostrate 

Lying flat on the ground.

or branches 

spreading 

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

from base ..... var. divaricatum

4' Inflorescence 50–250 cm, 

erect 

Upright; vertically oriented.

..... var. pomeridianum

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