Diervilla lonicera
 
Bush-Honeysuckle

Flower in Ground

Hudson Bay Regional Park
08-July-2013

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Diervilla: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this genus. 
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shrubs or small trees; NOT [low, trailing everygreen shrub]

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leaves simple, at most deeply lobed; NOT [leaves pinnately compound]

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leaves with finely toothed margins; NOT [leaves with entire or wavy margins]

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inflorescence axillary as well as terminal; NOT [inflorescence all terminal in compound cymes]

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calyx with 5 linear lobes; NOT [calyx with short lobes]

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corolla tubular or bell-shaped; NOT [corolla rotate]

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flowers with 5 stamens; NOT [flowers with 4 stamens]

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fruit a capsule with 2 or more seeds; NOT [fruit a berry]; NOT [fruit a drupe containing a flattened stone]

 

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Caprifoliaceae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora  leading to this family. 
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shrubs; NOT [herbs], NOT [trees]

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large shrubs; NOT [dwarf shrubs]

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leaves opposite or whorled; NOT [leaves alternate]

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stems bearing few to several flowers; NOT [stems bearing a solitary flower]

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stamens 5; NOT [stamens 5-10], NOT [stamens 2]

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ovary inferior; NOT [ovary superior]

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fruit fleshy; NOT [fruit a capsule]