3 2 ~ CAPRIFOLIACEAE— DIPSACEAE 



Caprifoliaceae— Honeysuckle Family 

 Shrubs or vines, rarely herbs, with mostly simple opposite leaves; sepals united, more or less 

 completely fused with the ovary, petals 5, united, ovary Z-S celled, stigma 1-3, fruit a capsule or berry 

 flower syncarpous, sympetalous, epigynous, regular or irregular. 



Lonicera — I loneysuckle 



(Named for the German herbalist, Lonit: 

 Leaves oblong, united in pairs above; flowers trumpet-like, red or yellow; 



berry red T . , . 



L. sempirvirens: trump- 

 et h. 



Campanales Bluebell Order 



Campanulaceae — Bluebell Family 

 Herbs with alternate leaves and milky juice; sepals 5, united, petals 5, united, stamens 5 ovary 

 2-5-celled, stigmas 2-?, fruit a capsule; flower syncarpous, sympetalous, epigynous, regular 'or ir- 

 regular. 



1. Flowers regular 



a. Flowers bell-shaped r , 



1 Campanula 



b. !• lowers cup- or saucer-shaped n> , . 



' ' 1 latviodon 



2. !• lowers irregular, the tube slit Lobeti 



Campanula — Bluebell, Harebell 



(Lat. campana, bell, from the form of the corolla) 



1. Stigmas 3; calyx without appendages 



a. Native; flowers nodding; leaves linear C . rotundxjolia 



b. Cultivated 



(1) Flowers solitary; leaves ovoid, petioled c. carpdthica 



(2) Flowers in a raceme; leaves lance-ovate, sessile Q. rapunculoides 



2. Stigmas 5; calyx with leafy appendages C . medium: Canterbury 



bells 

 Platvcodon — Platycodon 



(Gr. platys, flat, kodon, be!l, from the corolla) 

 Leaves ovate, toothed; corolla blue or white, 4-6 cm. wide p. grandiflorum 



Lobelia — Lobelia 



(Named for the herbalist Lobelius) 

 Stems tufted, 4-6 in. high; leaves lanceolate; flowers blue L. crimes 



Asterales Aster Order 



Valeriarmceae — Valerian Family 

 Herbs with opposite leaves; sepals adherent to the ovary, often invisible in flower, becoming 

 pappus-like in fruit, petals 5, united, stamens 1-3, ovary 3-celled, but only one cell with an ovule, 

 stigmas 1-3, fruit an achene ; flower syncarpous, sympetalous, epigynous, regular or irregular. 



1. Stamens 3; corolla without basal spur Valeriana 



2. Stamen 1 ; corolla with basal spur Centrdnthus 



Valeriana — Valerian 

 (Lat. valeo, to be well, from the medicinal root) 



L Leaflets llZ1 V. officindlis 



2. Leaflets 3-7 



a. Kootstalk horizontal r- .j lu 



b. Rootstalk long, tuberous j- id u n s 



Centranthus— Spurred Valerian 



(Or. kentron, spur, anthos, flower) 

 Leaves lance-ovate, nearly entire; flowers red to white C. ruber 



Dipsaceae— Teasel Family 

 Herbs with opposite leaves; calyx tube forming a border above the ovarv, corolla 4-5-lobed, 

 stamens 4, ovary 1-celled, stigma 1, fruit an achene; flower syncarpous sympetalous, epigynous,' 

 regular or irregular. 



