Circaea L.
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.293200 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B0402C-FE86-E22F-F70B-F39ED0E5F005 |
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Plazi |
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Circaea L. |
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2. Circaea L. 4
Stoloniferous perennial herbs. Leaves opposite, ovate, acuminate. Flowers actinomorphic, small, in a terminal, bracteate raceme; hypanthial tube short. Sepals 2; petals 2, white or pinkish; stamens 2; stigma entire or shallowly notched; ovary 1 - or 2- locular, with one ovule in each cell. Fruit davate, indéhiscent, densely covered with bristles; seeds 1 or 2.
1 Inflorescence not elongating until petals have dropped, the open flowers clustered at apex; fruit unilocular 3. alpina 1 Inflorescence elongating before petals have dropped, the open flowers well-spaced; fruit ± bilocular
2 Disc0 -2-0-4mm high; plantsfertile 1. lutetiana 2 Discobscureorrarelyupto0 -2mm high; plantssterile
2. x intermedia
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