Lomelosia

Meikle, R.D. 1985: Flora of Cyprus 2
but modified and names used differing
1Calyx bristles 10, pectinate-ciliate, dorsiventrally compressed
1'Calyx bristles 5, scabridulous or hispidulous, but not pectinate-ciliate, nor compressed
2Capitula 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
3Annuals; outermost florets not distinctly radiant
3'Perennials; outermost florets distinctly radiant
4Leaves 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