23 8 MADDER ORDER 



of the corolla, ovary 1-6-celled, stigma globose or 2-5-lobed, fruit a 1-6- 

 celled berry, drupe or capsule ; flowers mostly clustered, sometimes in pairs ; 

 shrubs, herbs, or vines with opposite simple or pinnate leaves. 



1. Corolla shallow, mostly saucer-shaped; stigma on 



a very short style ; fruit drupe-like 



a. Leaves simple VIBURNUM 



b. Leaves pinnate SAMBUCUS 



2. Corolla long, bell-shaped to tubular ; stigma on a 



long style; fruit a berry or dry 



a. Stems trailing; flowers terminal, paired LINNAEA 



b. Stems erect or climbing, a foot or more high ; 



flowers clustered, or axillary when paired 



(1) Corolla regular, bell-shaped SYMPHORICARPUS 



(2) Corolla irregular, usually tubular LONICERA 



LINNAEA Gronovius 1753 TWIN FLOWER 



(Named for Linnaeus, the great Swedish botanist) 



PL 36, fig. 4. 



Sepals 5, united, petals 5, pink or purplish, united into a bell-shaped 

 regular corolla, stamens 4 on the corolla tube, in 2 pairs, ovary 3-celled with 

 a single perfect ovule, fruit 3-celled, 1-seeded ; flowers terminal, in pairs on 

 long stalks; leaves opposite, evergreen, simple; somewhat woody, creeping- 

 herb. 



Stems 3-8 in. high ; leaves 1-2 cm. long; flowers 10-15 

 mm. long L. boredlis 



LONICERA Linne 1753 HONEYSUCKLE 



(Named for Lonitzer, a German botanist) 



( Distegia Rafinesque ) 



PI. 35, fig. 5. 



Sepals 5, united, the teeth small, petals 5, white to pink, red or yellow, 

 united into a mostly tubular 2-lipped corolla, stamens 5 on the corolla tube, 

 ovary 2-3-celled, ovules many, stigma globose, berry fleshy, 2-3-celled, few- 

 seeded; flowers in clusters or twos; leaves opposite simple entire; shrubs 

 or woody climbers. 



1. Flowers in pairs; erect shrubs 



a. Bracts of the cluster large and leaf-like, en- 



closing the fruit L. involucrdta 



b. Bracts small or none 



(1) Berry bluish-black L. caerulea 



(2) Berry red L. utahensis 



