Geocaulon lividum
 
Northern Comandra

Inflorescence Top

Highway 9 and Overflowing River, North of Hudson Bay
26-June-2014

Note that Budd's Flora names this species Comandra livida.

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

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leaves obtuse; NOT [leaves acute]

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leaves thin

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

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flowers bronze or greenish; NOT [flowers whitish]

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

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fruit scarlet; NOT [fruit greenish]

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fruit juicy; NOT [fruit dry]

 

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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]