Comandra umbellata
 
Pale Comandra

Upper Leaf on Branch, Bottom

Buffalograss Provincial Ecological Reserve
11-June-2011

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Comandra: Answers to key questions in Flora of Alberta leading to this genus. 
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leaves mostly linear-lanceolate; NOT [leaves mostly oval]

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leaves acute; NOT [leaves obtuse]

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flowers in small cymules borne near the top of the plant; NOT [flowers commonly 3, in cymules from the axils of the middle leaves]

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flowers whitish; NOT [flowers bronze or greenish]

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sepals much longer than wide; NOT [sepals triangular, about as long as wide]

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fruit greenish; NOT [fruit scarlet]

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fruit dry; NOT [fruit juicy]

 

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

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land plants; NOT [water plants]

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plants not parasitic on trees, rooted in soil; NOT [plants parasitic on branches of trees]

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plants with more than one pair of leaves; NOT [plants with a single pair of large reniform leaves]

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leaves alternate, lower ones sometimes opposite; NOT [leaves opposite]

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leaves without stipules; NOT [leaves with stipules free or sheathing the stem]

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flowers with only one floral ring, with sepals but not petals]

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stamens and pistils in each flower; NOT [stamens or pistils in separate flowers on the same plant]

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fruit fleshy when ripe; NOT [fruit dry when ripe]