1/03, 
CARYOPHYLLACEAE 
1. Sepals distinct; petals, if present, without basal 
claws. 
2. Leaves with scarious stipules. Expected (Spergularia). 
2. Leaves without stipules. 
3. Petals not apically notched or deeply 2-cleft. 
(Petals may be absent in Sagina). Expected 
(Sagina, Arenaria, Holosteum). 
3. Petals apically notched or 2-cleft. 
4, Styles 3; capsule ovoid or ellipsoid; 
Flowers! Sola tary, (OG IMUCyMES cnxereaheienshcl vicious cies oEelalaria 
4. Styles 5; capsule cylindric; flowers not 
in umbels but may be clustered............... Cerastium 
1. Sepals united into a tube; petals, if present, with 
basal claws. 
5. Petals absent. (Also, calyx a hard cup; flowers 
green, sessile in upper axils). Expected (Scleranthus). 
5. Petals present. 
6. Petals red-violet; calyx with scarious or leafy 
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6, Petals white or pinkish; calyx without 
basal bracts. 
7. Styles 5; capsule opening by 5 or 10 teeth... Lychnis 
7. Styles 2 or 3; capsule with 3, 4, or 6 valves. 
8. Calyx 10-nerved; styles 3; capsule 3- or 
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8. Calyx obscurely nerved and cylindric or 
5-nerved and ovoid; styles 2; capsule 
4—-valved. Expected (Saponaria). 
