appearing white because of air in seed-coat cells), rectangular to pyramidal, often ± rough surfaced. x = 8. n temperate and arctic subtropical and, in Eastern
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racemelike, 1.5–5.2 cm. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary usually pale to deep blue or purplish blue, rarely white. Capsules 4–7 mm wide, lobed, ± depressed
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triangular-cordate; corolla light to deep blue with lighter or reddish center, violet, lavender, or purple to pink with darker center, or white, bilaterally symmetric, weakly
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sinus and base of blade, 5-15 cm wide, segment margins variously cleft and toothed. Inflorescences open racemes or panicles. Flowers commonly blue, sometimes
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Mexico and Central America and Capraria of tropical southern Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, and Central and South America. Studies by E. Gándara and V.
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1–2-flowered. Flowers: perianth deep blue with white central zone, tube 2.5–4 mm; tepals 12–15 (–20) mm; filaments white; pedicel erect, equaling or shorter
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succulent, usually deeply lobed, margins serrate. Flowers: sepals violet-blue (rarely white in var. columbiana), lanceovate to ovate. Generated Map Legacy Map
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anthesis, deciduous as capsules develop, bluish violet to bright blue or creamy white, each 5-veined, 7-veined, or 9-veined, 20–40 × 4–10 mm; anthers yellow
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molecular survey, with Leucophyllum and Myoporum clustering together and forming a clade sister to Buddlejaceae; Leucophylleae and Myoporeae also clustered together
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floral axis, blue to white or sometimes reddish purple, ovate-oblong, 13-22 × 4-10 mm, apex obtuse or broadly acute; petals: spurs blue to white or reddish
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eglandular hairs, occasionally glabrous; petals distinct, light to dark blue, rarely white, broadly ovate, not clawed, 10–15 mm; stamens free; filaments bearded
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extension. Flowers: open 1 day only; perianth with tepals connate basally, blue or white, limb lobes distinct, narrowly ovate to lanceolate, glabrous, apex acute;
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3–5+ series, distinct, and unequal, sometimes in 1–2 series, distinct or connate, and subequal to equal, margins (seldom prickly) and/or apices sometimes
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Vegetative stems submersed and growing to surface, or rhizomatous. Flowering-stems submersed and growing to surface, or emersed and slightly constricted just
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Flowers: sepals violet-blue, rarely white, 2.5-6 cm. Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer(-fall). Habitat: Rocky, open woods and thickets Elevation: 1700-3200
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leaflets 1.5-2.6 mm wide. Flowers: sepals white, tinged blue, rarely abaxially white and blue, adaxially white, abaxially hairy; filaments yellow. Heads
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elliptic-ovate, 3.5–6 mm, margins glabrous, apex acute; petals usually blue, sometimes white, base whitish or yellowish, cuneate-obovate, 6–23 mm; stamens 3–10
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connate to 1/8 lengths; corolla-tube and adaxial lip lavender or blue to white, abaxial lobes white with purple to blue markings, tube 2.5–8 mm, adaxial lip
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entire, faces ± tomentulose and resin-gland-dotted. Florets 12–35 (–70+); corollas usually blue to purplish blue (rarely white or lilac), tubes longer than
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root; proximal internodes much shorter than those of midstem. Leaves basal and cauline, largest leaves near base of stem, others often abruptly smaller on
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species from Mexico and Guatemala. Among its members are Penstemon campanulatus (Cavanilles) Willdenow, P. gentianoides (Kunth) Poiret, and P. hartwegii Bentham
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distinct, unequal, not clawed, proximal petal small [large], distal 2 blue or blue-violet [white to pink], equal, large; stamens 6, all fertile, polymorphic; proximal
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bisexual, radially symmetric; sepals persistent in fruit, 5-25, blue to white or pink [yellowish white or green], plane, ovate, clawed [not clawed], 8-25 mm, apex
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to lanceolate, glabrous; corolla lilac to violet [blue, white], bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate and personate, tubular, tube base not gibbous, spurred
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erose, broadly scarious, glabrous; corolla lavender to violet, blue, pinkish blue, or white, with or without reddish violet nectar guides, tubular-funnelform
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fruit, 5, white to blue, yellow, or red, plane, narrowly ovate to oblong-lanceolate, short-clawed, 7-51 mm; petals 5, distinct, white to blue, yellow, or
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mm wide. Flowers: sepals 5-7, white, tinged purple (rarely abaxially blue proximally, white distally, and adaxially white), ovate to obovate, rarely elliptic
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to racemelike, 1.3–4 cm. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary usually blue to pale blue, rarely white. Capsules 4–5 mm wide, weakly lobed near apex; valves
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usually white, cylindric to urceolate, 4–6 mm; filaments ciliate; (tubules with introrse, elongate pores). Berries black or blue, rarely white, 3–12 mm
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20–35 mm, inner 30–55 mm, apex dry. Tepals blue, white in center, white zone sometimes edged with dark blue, ovatelanceolate, 2.5–3 cm; filaments distinct
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apex rounded to truncate. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary usually pale to deep blue, rarely white. Capsules 5–6 mm wide. 2n = 24. Phenology: Flowering
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root; proximal internodes much shorter than those of midstem. Leaves basal and cauline, largest near base of stem, others often abruptly smaller on distal
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symmetric, tubular, lobes triangular or lanceolate [ovate]; corolla blue, blue-purple, or white, bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate, tubular or funnelform, tube
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pistillate, fertile; corollas abaxially drying white or with blue to purplish blue midstripe, adaxially white. Disc-florets 25–200 [–250], bisexual, fertile;
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Erigeron and that both sections are relatively recently derived within the genus. As suggested by Nesom (1994b) and by Huber and Nilsson, and as discussed
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perianth blue to blue-violet (white in forma albispiritis); floral-tube funnelform, 1.2–1.5 cm; sepals blue or pale violet with flecks of white and lines
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bearing setiform scales (“flattened bristles”). Florets 15–36; corollas blue, pink, or white, tubes very slender, usually bent distally, throats abruptly expanded
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from flowers, green, sometimes white-margined, linear-lanceolate, 2-6 (-8) mm, puberulent. Flowers: sepals violet to white, ± puberulent, lateral sepals
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sepals violet to dark blue, ± puberulent, lower sepal 5-7 × 2-3.5 mm, lateral sepals 5-8 × 3-5 mm, spur 7-10 mm; petals blue to white, lateral lobes 3-5 mm
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Mitchell and J. K. Dean 1982). Additional analyses (e.g., G. Boraiah and M. Heimburger 1964; M. Heimburger 1959; C. Joseph and M. Heimburger 1966; and C. S
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distally; ovary glabrous. Drupes juicy, sweet, glossy black (sometimes blue, rarely white), 6–7 mm diam., glabrous. Seeds ca. 2 mm. 2n = 24. Phenology: Flowering
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closely and tightly appressed, overlapping. Flowers: calyx lobes linear to oblong-lanceolate, (2–) 3–4.5 mm; corolla lavender to purple or blue, rarely
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densely minutely glandular. Ray-florets 20–40 (–55); corollas blue, less commonly white to pink, 6–11 mm, laminae reflexing. Disc corollas 2.9–4.5 mm (throats
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connate to 1/8 lengths; corolla-tube and adaxial lip lavender or blue to white, abaxial lobes white with violet to blue spots or streaks, tube 5–9 mm, adaxial
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connate to 1/8 lengths; corolla-tube and adaxial lip lavender or blue to white, abaxial lobes white with purple to blue markings, tube 5–10 mm, adaxial lip
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1/2–3/4 lengths; corolla-tube and adaxial lip lavender, pink, or blue to white, abaxial lobes white with purple to blue markings, tube 3–9 mm, adaxial
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leaf initiation; base not narrowed, firmly attached to root. Leaves basal and cauline, largest near base of stem, others often abruptly smaller on distal
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Goldblatt & J. C. Manning from Mozambique and Natal, South Africa, having white tepals with blue to violet markings; and subsp. laxa, having pink to red tepals
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ciliate, auricles 3–4 mm; petals deep to pale blue-violet, pale blue, or white on both surfaces, usually white basally, lateral 2 sparsely to densely bearded
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pubescent with orange hairs. Perianth blue or white, limb lobes obovate, 13–25 mm, margins erose, central distal lobe dark blue at base with yellow distal spot;
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midcauline leaf-blades 3-9, width 3-10 mm. Flowers: sepals various shades of blue to white. 2n = 16, 32. Phenology: Flowering late winter–early summer. Habitat:
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or unlobed, margins entire or toothed. Flowers: sepals violet-blue, reddish violet, or white, lanceolate to ovate or elliptic-oblong. Generated Map Legacy
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rarely paniclelike, 2.5–9 cm. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary usually pale to deep blue, rarely white. Capsules 3–4 mm wide, weakly lobed; valves smooth
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Flowers opening within 1 hour after dawn, wilting by midday; perianth blue or white, salverform, tube 15–44 mm, limbs essentially actinomorphic, lobes equal
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capsule, ape× acute to acuminate; corolla blue, banner white to pale lilac, base yellow with small maroon spots, wings and keel bluish, 8–15 mm, keel sparsely
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glabrate, tips abruptly tapered to nearly obtuse. Corollas lavender or blue to white. Cypselae glabrous; pappi usually blunt coronas ca. 0.1 mm, rarely of
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with fewer than 10 flowers per branch. Flowers: sepals deep royal blue, rarely white or lavender, lateral sepals 10-25 mm; lower petal blades 4-11 mm.
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densely ciliate with 35–60 per side; corolla deep blue with white center, 3–5 mm diam.; stamens dark blue, length unknown; style 0.5–0.9 (–1.1) mm. Capsules
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from flowers, green, linear, 3-5 mm, puberulent. Flowers: sepals dark blue to white, nearly glabrous, lateral sepals spreading to reflexed, 11-13 × 4-6 mm
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leaves. Inflorescences 1-8 flowers per 5 cm, open. Flowers: sepals bright blue to white, lateral sepals 7-13 mm, spurs 8-16 mm. 2n = 16. Phenology: Flowering
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Flowers opening within 1 hour after dawn, wilting by midday; perianth blue or white, salverform, tube 11–29 mm, limbs essentially actinomorphic, lobes narrowly
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axillary or terminal, 0.8–2.5 cm. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary white to lavender or blue. Capsules 4–6 mm wide, weakly lobed; valves smooth, horns
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2–2.5 mm, apex acute, glabrous; corolla deep or bright, rarely pale, blue with white center, 5–6 mm diam.; stamens 1.4–2.8 mm; style (1.3–) 1.5–3 (–3.5)
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margins and erect appendages white to dark-brown or black, scarious, fringed with slender teeth ± 1 mm. Florets 25–35; corollas blue (white to purple)
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scarious, margins shiny, darker in color. Flowers: perianth violet-blue to rarely white; floral-tube funnelform, constricted above ovary, 1–1.2 cm; sepals
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corollas blue (white, purple, or pink), 2.5–4.5 cm, corolla-tube elongate. Disc-florets 25–40+; corollas purple, ca. 20 mm; anthers dark blue-purple. Cypselae
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flowers per 5 cm, dense or less commonly open. Flowers: sepals dark blue-purple to white or pink, lateral sepals 7-10 (-13) mm, spurs 8-13 mm. 2n = 16, 32
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short-acuminate, minutely and densely stellate-hairy throughout, nectaries absent; corolla broadly funnelform, petals pink, lavender, blue, or white, usually dark
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eglandular-hairy, rarely sparsely hairy; corolla mostly intense blue with white center, 4–6 mm diam.; stamens 2.5 mm; style (0.7–) 1–1.3 (–1.7) mm. Capsules slightly
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dotted-blue (E. ellisi), Pacific dotted-blue (E. enoptes), intermediate dotted-blue (E. intermedia), Mojave dotted-blue (E. mojave), pallid dotted-blue (E
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crenate-serrate. Flowers: sepals often eventually widespreading, violet-blue to pale blue or rarely white, lanceovate, 3-6 cm, margins often ± fluted, tips acuminate
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foetidissima), pedicellate or sessile; perianth epigynous, white, yellow, tan, brown, copper-red, maroon, blue, blue-violet, or purple, often with markings of contrasting
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petals sometimes recurved (H. clypeatus), white, cream, yellow, orange, pink, red, lavender, purple, or blue, usually red, purple, or brown basally; staminal
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4 cm, narrow, papery, apex acute. Flowers: perianth light to dark blue-violet to white; floral-tube with indistinct ribs, circular, ca. 1 cm; sepals flaring
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villosulous to glabrate. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary usually pale to deep blue, rarely white; nectary and ovary glabrous. Capsules glabrous, valves usually
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Flowers: perianth blue or blue-purple; floral-tube tubular-prismatic, 9-ribbed and grooved, 4–5 cm; sepals blue or blue-purple with white streaks surrounding
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sparsely glandular when young, obscured by enlarged protuberances and thick coat of blue-white wax. Phenology: Flowering mid winter–spring, fruiting summer–fall
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apex obtuse or acuminate, eglandular-hairy; corolla sky blue or blue-violet, sometimes white, rotate, 2.5–5.5 mm diam.; stamens 2–2.3 mm; style 0.5–1
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reduced, conspicuous (blue, rather than white or colorless); lateral stamens with filaments laterally compressed and ± winged; antherodes entirely yellow, cruciform
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0.6–2.3 cm. Flowers bisexual; petals all blue, proximal petal white medially, smaller; medial stamen with white connective; staminodes 3; antherodes yellow
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Flowers: perianth deep red-purple, lavender, gray-blue, cream, or white, with gold signal and blue or purple veins; floral-tube 1.5–2.8 cm, usually widening
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minutely glandular. Ray-florets 30–60; corollas white to blue, drying white or pink, purple, or blue, 7–15 mm (mostly 1–2 mm wide), laminae coiling. Disc
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mm, apex acute to obtuse, finely glandular-hairy; corolla deep blue-violet, rarely white, rotate, (8–) 10–13 mm diam.; stamens 4–8 mm; style (5–) 6–9 (–10)
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mm from flowers, green, linear, 5-9 mm, ± puberulent. Flowers: sepals blue, white, or purple, ± puberulent, lateral sepals spreading, 12-23 × 4-12 mm, spurs
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ca. 3 mm; lobes spreading at maturity, 0.5–1.5 × 1–1.5 mm; petals blue to nearly white, not exceeding calyx. Utricles 2.5–3 mm. Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug
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hirsutulous. Ray-florets 17–25 (–30); corollas usually lavender to blue, rarely white, laminae 7.5–12 (–15) × 1–2 mm. Disc-florets 39–50 (–65); corollas
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sepals ovate, 3–5 mm, margins glabrous, apex acute; petals usually blue, rarely white, obovate, 5–14 mm; stamens 3–5 mm; anthers 0.4–1.3 mm; staminodia
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3–11 cm. Involucres 10–17 × 15–30 mm. Ray-florets 13–21; corollas light blue to white. Style-branch appendages slightly shorter to ± equaling stigmatic lines
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sepals minutely ciliate, outer ciliate, apex acuminate; petals usually blue, rarely white, obovate, 10–15 mm; stamens 5–7 mm; anthers 1–1.5 mm; staminodia present;
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branches and pedicels green or maroon. Flowers: hypanthium densely appressed-hairy; sepals 0.4–0.8 mm; petals cream, 3–5 mm. Drupes blue, bleaching white in
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reflexed, blue-violet, yellow, brown, or white with patterned overlay of darker blue-violet, with white or yellow beard along midrib of claw and lower part
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were blue or white, and tentatively placed it in Aster. J. Torrey and A. Gray (1838–1843, vol. 2, p. 195) assumed that they had been yellow, and placed
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petals cream, 2.6–3.8 mm. Drupes pale blue, violet plumbeous, or blue-violet, often turning whitish blue to white, globose or oblate-ellipsoid, 5–6 × 6–10
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“perennials” are herbaceous and differ from annuals and biennials in living longer than two years and differ from subshrubs, shrubs, and trees in not developing
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The densely white-strigose stem bases, linear-filiform leaves relatively unreduced distally, and relatively few heads with coiling, usually blue rays are
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sparsely minutely glandular. Ray-florets 100–150; corollas usually blue, sometimes white to pink, 4–6 mm, laminae not coiling or reflexing. Disc corollas
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unequal, and herbaceous to chartaceous or scarious or margins and/or apices notably scarious, sometimes in 1–2 series, distinct, subequal, and herbaceous
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usually white to cream, blue, or purple, rarely pink, lanceolate to deltate, keeled adaxially; petals 5 (or (5–) 6 (–8) in C. jepsonii), usually white to cream
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mm. Flowers: calyx lobes narrowly triangular, 4.5–6.5 mm; corolla blue-purple or white, 10–13 mm, slightly hairy, lobes 3.4–4 × 2–4 mm; style 5–6 mm. Capsules
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differ primarily in having a white perianth and are limited to Curry County, Oregon. Intermediates have been found, and further study of this variation
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