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Page 49: 3,140 results for bract

  • Phrymaceae: Dichotomous Key

    ...3a. Bracts subtending the flowers alternate; basal, connate portion of the calyx not ribbed or winged, much shorter than the lobes 3b. Bracts subtending the flowers opposite [Fig. 763]; b...

  • Convolvulaceae: Dichotomous Key

    ...foliaceous bracts that are positioned near and partly conceal the calyx [Figs. 587, 588]; corolla 20–70 mm long; stigmas obloid 3b. Pedicels subtended by small bracts that are positioned ...

  • Section Rostrales: Dichotomous Key

    ...and bract sheaths concave at the summit; staminate spikes 6–15 mm long; carpellate scales 33–66% as long as the perigynia, not terminated by an awn 1b. Widest leaf blades 6–18 (–21) mm wi...

  • Salsola: Dichotomous Key

    ...reflexed bracts that are not imbricate and ± abruptly narrowed to a spinulose or mucronulate apex; sepals usually with a transverse, membranous wings; fruiting calyx 4–10 mm in diameter 2...

  • Eryngium: Dichotomous Key

    ...1a. Bracts subtending inflorescence relatively short, often not projecting beyond width 
of inflorescence, mostly entire; leaf blades unlobed, linear to narrow-lanceolate, parallel-veined; inflorescen...

  • Asteraceae Group 3: Dichotomous Key

    ...involucral bracts lacking fringed appendages and tipped by a simple spine 1b. Leaf blades without spiny margins, though spines may occur on other portions of the plant; involucral bracts ...

  • Tragopogon: Dichotomous Key

    ...involucral bracts shorter than to equaling the ray flowers in length 1b. Peduncles apically enlarged and fistulous in flower and fruit [Fig. 473]; cypsela body 
25–40 mm long; involucre 2...

  • Carduus: Dichotomous Key

    ...involucral bract appendages 2–7 mm wide; capitula often nodding; peduncles 2–30 cm long 1b. Involucres 10–25 mm wide; involucral bract appendages 0.5–1 mm wide; capitula erect [Fig. 385];...

  • Liatris: Dichotomous Key

    ...involucral bracts obtuse to rounded at apex, erect; axis of capitulescence 
usually glabrous 2b. Outer involucral bracts acute to short-acuminate at apex, squarrose; axis of capitulescenc...

  • Arctium: Dichotomous Key

    ...involucral bracts arachnoid-tomentose; corollas minutely glandular-pubescent; petioles, particularly the lower, often hollow 2b. Involucre 25–45 mm wide, the involucral bracts glabrous to...