Key to Hydrophyllum

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

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

1. Inflorescence near ground, << subtending leaves; anthers << 1 mm; cauline leaves 

entire 

Having margins that are continuous and smooth (i.e., without teeth, lobes, etc.).

..... H. alpestre

1' Inflorescence well above ground, generally >= subtending leaves; anthers 1–2 mm; cauline leaves toothed to lobed

2. Leaf wide-ovate to round; leaflets generally 3–5 ..... H. tenuipes

2' Leaf 

oblong 

Longer than wide, with nearly parallel sides; wider than linear.

; leaflets 7–15

3. Leaflets 

acute 

Having a short-tapered, sharp tip, the sides convex or straight and converging at less than a right angle.

to 

acuminate 

Having a long-tapered, sharp tip, the sides concave.

, teeth generally 4–8 per side ..... H. fendleri var. albifrons

3' Leaflets 

obtuse 

Having a short-tapered, blunt tip or base, the sides convex or straight and converging at more than a right angle.

to acute, teeth generally 2–4 per side ..... H. occidentale

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