5 Petals, Free, Tiny Radial Flowers in Dense Heads
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-- Amaranthus fimbriatus (Fringe Amaranth) -- -- -- |
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-- Lomatium -- Sanicle -- Eryngium (Button Celery) - Vernal Pools -- -- |
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-- Plectritis ciliosa (Plectritis) -- -- Flowers look as if 4 petals -- Described Jepson Manual as "2-lipped", with 2 petals apparently fused. |
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| Anacardiaceae (Sumac aka Cashew Family) -- Rhus integrifolia (Lemonadeberry) -- Rhus trilobata (Skunkbrush) |
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Adoxaceae
(Adoxa Family) -- Sambucus (Elderberry) -- Large Shrub, common coastal & foothills, below 3500 ft. -- Flowers clustered in dense heads. -- -- Some members of this Family are Bilateral. |
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Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) -- 4, 5, or 6 Petal-like Sepals No true Petals -- Leaves alternate with swollen nodes. -- Stamens 2 to 9, often in 2 Whorls -- Ovary superior with 2 or 3 branched Style |
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| Rhamnaceae
(Buckthorn Family) -- Adolphia californica (Spinebush) -- Ceanothus greggii (Lilac) -- -- Rhamnus ilicifolia (Red-leaf Hollyberry) also in this Family but has 4 Petals |
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Rosaceae (Rose Family) -- Adenostoma (Chamise) |
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