ROSACEAE 



/.. nepcloides 



L. anisdtus 



L . scroph ularifolius 



X. catdria 

 N. glechoma 



S. kortinsis 



Lopanthus — Giant Hyssop 



(Gr. lophos, crest, anthos, flower) 



1. Corolla yellowish; calyx nearly equalling corolla 



2. I lorolla blue or purple 



a. Leaves white beneath, anise-scented 



b. Leaves green beneath, not anise-scented 



Nepeta — Catnip, Gill 



(Lat. name of the catnip) 



1. Erect; leaves oblong; flowers whitish 



2. Creeping; leaves round; flowers blue 



Satureia — Savory 



(Lat. name of the savory, Gr. satyrion) 

 Leaves oblong-linear; flowers small, purplish 



Larriium — Dead-nettle, Henbit 



(Gr. lamia, throat, referring to the gaping corolla) 



1. Corolla red or purplish; upper leaves sessile L. amplexicdule 



2. Corolla white; leaves petioled L. album 



Stachys— Hedge Xettle 



(Gr. stachys, spike, referring to the flower cluster) 



1. Leaves sessile or short-petioled S. palustris 



2. Leaves distinctly petioled S. dspera 



Rosales Rose Order 



Rosaceae — Rose Family 



Herbs or woody plants, with alternate leaves; sepals usually 5, sometimes 4 or apparently twice 

 the number, petals usually 5, stamens 4-many, pistils separate, 1-many, or 2-5, united, fruit various; 

 flower apocarpous or syncarpous, apopetalous, or apetalous, perigynous, regular. 



1. Flowers large, 3-many cm. wide; shrubs with pinnate leaves Rosa 



2. Flowers small to medium, 1-3 cm. wide 



a. Petals present 



(1) Flowers yellow to red 



(a) Styles long and hairy, persisting on the fruit 



(b) Styles short, inconspicuous 



(2) Flowers white to pink 



(a) Herbs; clusters few-flowered 



(b) Shrubs; clusters many-flowered 



b. Petals absent; calyx lobes petal-like 



Gcnm 

 Potentilla 



Frag aria 



Spiraea 



Poterium 



Kosa — Rose 



(Lat. rosa, Gr. rhodon, rose) 

 hick, wrinkled; stem densely prickly 



R. riigosa 



. Geum — Avens 



(Gr. reuma, taste, perhaps from the root) 

 Stem leaves 3-parted ; flowers panicled, red 



Potentilla — Potentilla, Cinqfoil, Five-finger 



a. at. potens, powerful, from reputed medical properties) 



1. Shrubs; leaflets 5-7, hairy; flowers l l / 2 -3 cm. wide 



2. Herb-.; flowers ]A-\ l /2 cm. wide 



a. Leaflets 5, silvery white below; plants spreading 



b. 1 ry on both sides, not silvery; erect 



Fragaria — Strawberry 



( Lat. fragum, strawberry) 



Leaves thick, hairy; flower stalks shorter than the leaves 



P. jruiicosa 



P. argentea 



P. monspeliensis norweg- 

 ica 



F. virginidna 



