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Desert Research Learning Center, Botany Program

Herbs, shrubs, or trees with bristly hairs, usually simple hairs, alternate and spiral. Inflorescences determinate, often a scorpioid cyme, with perfect and radial flowers, calyx of 5 sepals, distinct or connate, corolla usually rotate and bearing appendages, funnel-like or tubular, stamens 5, epipetalous. Superior ovary with variable placentation, 2 connate carpels, divided in 2, making 4 chambers, with a gynobasic style.  Fruits a drupe, schizocarp, or capsule with nutlets.

Species within checklist: Denver-Boulder Metropolitan Area || << 51 - 67 taxa >>
Onosmodium hispidissimum
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Onosmodium molle
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Oreocarya suffruticosa
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Phacelia alba
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Phacelia bakeri
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Phacelia campanularia
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Phacelia denticulata
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Phacelia glandulosa
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Phacelia hastata
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Phacelia heterophylla
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Phacelia leucophylla
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Phacelia secunda
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Phacelia sericea
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Phacelia tanacetifolia
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Plagiobothrys reticulatus
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Plagiobothrys scouleri
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Symphytum officinale
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