. Rocky Mountain flowers : an illustrated guide for plant-lovers and plant-users. th the petals on the calyx, pistil1. 1-celled, becoming a fleshy 1-seeded fruit with a stone; flowers regular,usually perfect, solitary or in racemes, umbels or corymbs; trees or shrubswith alternate, simple, toothed leaves. Pruxus Linne 1753 Plum, Cherry (The Latin name) PI. 26, fig. 13-15. Characters of the family. 1. Flowers in umbels, appearing with or before the leaves; fruit vl2-30 mm. in diam. a. Low shrubs, 1-4 ft. high; leaves elliptic to spatulate, toothed; flowers 8-12 mm. wide ; b. Tall shr
. Rocky Mountain flowers : an illustrated guide for plant-lovers and plant-users. th the petals on the calyx, pistil1. 1-celled, becoming a fleshy 1-seeded fruit with a stone; flowers regular,usually perfect, solitary or in racemes, umbels or corymbs; trees or shrubswith alternate, simple, toothed leaves. Pruxus Linne 1753 Plum, Cherry (The Latin name) PI. 26, fig. 13-15. Characters of the family. 1. Flowers in umbels, appearing with or before the leaves; fruit vl2-30 mm. in diam. a. Low shrubs, 1-4 ft. high; leaves elliptic to spatulate, toothed; flowers 8-12 mm. wide ; b. Tall shrubs, 6-20 ft. high; flowers 12-25 mm. wide (1) Leaves ovate, long-pointed; fruit 20-30 mm. wide P. americana (2) Leaves lanceolate, acute; fruit 12-20 mm. wide P. angustifolia 2. Flowers in corymbs or racemes, appearing after the leavesa. Flowers in corymbs, 12-15 mm. wide; fruit red P. pcnnsilranica PLATE 27 PEA FAMILY 1. Thermopsis montana 2. Lupinus argenteus: Lupine 3. Petalostemon purpureus: Prairie Clover 4. Lathyrus ornatus: Sweet Pea 5. Vicia americana: Vetch PLATE EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS SENSITIVE PLANT FAMILY 167 b. Flowers in racemes, 8-12 mm. wide; fruit dark purple to black P. demissa MIMOSACEAE SENSITIVE PLANT FAMILY Sepals 3-6, united, petals 3-6, alike, separate or united, stamens 3-12or many, separate or united, ovary 1-celled, ovules several to many, fruit alegume; flowers regular in heads, spikes or racemes; herbs with alternate,twice-pinnate leaves; perennial. 1. Leaflets closing when touched; petals united about halfway; pod spiny Schrankia 2. Leaflets hardly sensitive to touch; petals sepa- rate; pod smooth Desmanthus Desmanthus Willdenow 1806 Sensitive Plant (Gr. desmos, band, anthos, flower) (Acuan Medicus) Sepals 5, united, petals 5, greenish or whitish, separate or nearly so,stamens 5 or 10, pod linear, flat, several-seeded, opening by 2 valves;flowers in axillary stalked heads; leaves twice pinnate, with many leaflets;pere
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