Lomelosia
Meikle, R.D. 1985: Flora of Cyprus 2 but modified and names used differing
1 | Calyx bristles 10, pectinate-ciliate, dorsiventrally compressed |
1' | Calyx bristles 5, scabridulous or hispidulous, but not pectinate-ciliate, nor compressed |
2 | Capitula subsessile or very shortly pedunculate, much overtopped by the subtending leaves; florets creamy-white or yellowish |
2' | Capitula long-pedunculate, much exceeding the subtending leaves; florets mauve, purple or milky-white |
3 | Annuals; outermost florets not distinctly radiant |
3' | Perennials; outermost florets distinctly radiant |
4 | Leaves usually entire, ovate, obovate or spathulate, rarely dentate or with a few irregular lobes; a shrub or subshrub with erect stems; florets mauve or purple; calyx bristles c. 2 mm long |
4' | Leaves pinnatisect; herbaceous perennials, woody only at the base; florets milky-white; calyx bristles 6-7 mm long |