POI.KMONIACEAE— SOLANACEAE— BORAGINACEAE 



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Platb8: A, Phlox divaricata, 1. flower, 2. Fruit; B, Hydrophyllum virginicum; C, Macrocalyx 

 elea, 1. flower, 2, fruit; D, Atropa belladonna; E, llyoscyamus niger; F, Litho 

 mum canescens 1. flower, -'. fruit; G, Mertensia paniculate; II. Myosotis palustris. 



Phlox Phlox, Sweet William 



(Gr. phlox, a flame) 



PI. 8, fig. A: 1,2 



1. Leaves linear-lanceolate; flowers pink or purple 



2. Leaves oblong-ovate; flowers blue or bluish 



t bllomia — Collomia 



(Gr. kolloma, glue) 

 Leaves linear-lanceolate, entire ; flowers purplish 



I 'olemonium — Polemonium 



(Gr. polemonion, name of a plant) 

 Stem reclining; leaflets 3-9; flower blue 



Hydrophyllaceae — Waterleaf Family 

 Herbs, usually hairy ; sepals 5, petals 5, stamens 5, alternate with the petals, ovary 1-2-celled ; 

 flower syncarpous, sympetalous, hypogynous, regular. 



I. Stamens exserted 



II. Stamens included, calyx very large 



I [ydrophyllum- -Waterleaf 



(Gr. hydro-, water, phyllon, leaf) 

 PI. 8, fig. B 



1. Small appendages between the sepals 



2. Small appendages lacking 



Macrocalyx — Macrocalyx 

 (Gr. makxos, large, kalyx, calyx) 

 PI. 8. fig. C: 1, 2 

 Leaves deeply pinnatifid ; flowers white or bluish 



Solanaceae — Potato Family 

 Herbs or shrubs, with alternate, usually stror.g-scented leaves; sepals 5, united, petals 5, 

 united, ovary usually 2-celled. sometimes 3-S-celled, stigma 1, sometimes 2-lobed, fruit a berry or 

 capsule ; flower syncarpous, sympetalous, hypogynous. regular or sometimes irregular. 



1. Leaves ovate, entire; corolla and berry purple Atropa 



2. Leaves clasping, toothed; corolla yellowish llyoscyamus 



\ t ropa — Belladonna 



' Named for Atropos, one of the Fates) 



PI. 8, fig. D 



P. pildsa 



P. divaricata 



C. linearis 



P. rcptans 



Hydrophyllum 

 Macrocalyx 



II. appendiculatum 

 II. virginicum 



M. nyctilea 



Flowers single or in pairs 



Flowers in 1-sided spikes 



I [yos "';imii: — I [enbane 



(Gr. hyos, hog, kyamos, bean) 

 PI. 8, fig. E 



A. belladonna 



H. niger 



Boraginaceae — Borage Family 

 Herbs with mostly entire and hairy leaves; sepals 5, petals 5. stamens 5. alternate with the 

 petals, ovary usually of 4 nutlets ; flower syncarpous, sympetalous, hypogynous, mostly regular. 



