238 MADDER ORDER 



tube 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. involncrdta 



b. Bracts small or none 



(1) Berry bluish-black L. caerulea 



(2) Berry red L. utahensis 



