Adoxa moschatellina
 
Moschatel

Inflorescence Top

End of Fir River Road, West of Hudson Bay
11-June-2014

The inflorescence often resembles a cube, with a flower on five of the six faces.  The top flower often has four petals and eight stamens, while the lateral flowers often have five petals and ten stamens.  The peduncle is attached to the inflorescence at the bottom, sixth face of the cube.

Note the four petals, four stamens, and four styles on this top flower.

Adoxaceae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora leading to this family. 

herbs; NOT [shrubs or trees]

plants green or with some chlorophyll; NOT [plants parasitic or saprophytic, without chlorophyll]

leaves mostly basal

leaves 1-3 times divided into 3 leaflets

flowers in form resembling a head, opening in irregular order; NOT [flowers in true heads with an involucre], NOT [flowers in long or short spikes], NOT [flowers not in heads or spikes]

flowers very small

flowers greenish

flowers with two floral rings

petals wholly or partly united forming a tube or bell