minute, corolla white, pedicels variously curved.
stiffly erect at bud stage, corolla pale waxy green.
D. Corolla lavender to purple,*** calyx teeth 1.2-1.8 mm.
* A C. annuum with yellow anthers has been seen.
natural hybridization with C. pubescens.
Glossary of terms used in the Key above.
Annular – in the form of a ring.
Anther – the part of a stamen that contains pollen.
Anthocyanin – the dissolved coloring matter (glycoside pigments) in blue flowers.
Calyx – collective term for all the sepals of a flower.
Constricted – Drawn together or narrowed.
Continuous – In botany, not deviating from uniformity; the reverse of interrupted.
Corolla – the collective name for all the petals of a flower.
Diffuse – widely or loosely spreading.
Erect – upright, upward, vertical, not declining or spreading.
Filament – the part of the stamen that supports the anther.
Glabrous – smooth. Having a surface without hair or down.
Pedicel – the stalk of a single flower in an inflorescence, or of a grass spikelet.
Peduncle – the stalk supporting a solitary flower or flower cluster.
a leaf. 2. The state of having a covering of hair.
Revolute – With the margins, or edges, rolled back toward the underside.
Rotate - Describes a corolla that is wheel-shaped flat and circular in outline.
a leaf. A rough leaf surface.
Solitary – occurring singly and not born in a cluster or group.