. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . I. Centunculus minimus L. Cliaffweed. False rimperncl. Fig. 3301. Centunculus minimus L. Sp. PI. 116. 1753. Simple or branched, very slender, i'-6' high. Leaves spaUilale, obovate or oblong, short-pctioled, obtuse or acutish. j"-4" long, l"-2" wide; flowers sessile or very nearly so in the axils, shorter than the leaves, mostly 4-parted, i"-2" b
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . I. Centunculus minimus L. Cliaffweed. False rimperncl. Fig. 3301. Centunculus minimus L. Sp. PI. 116. 1753. Simple or branched, very slender, i'-6' high. Leaves spaUilale, obovate or oblong, short-pctioled, obtuse or acutish. j"-4" long, l"-2" wide; flowers sessile or very nearly so in the axils, shorter than the leaves, mostly 4-parted, i"-2" broad; calyx-lobes linear or linear-lanceolate, acuminate; corolla pink; capsule shorter than the calyx. In moist soil, Illinois and Minnesota to British Columbia, south to Florida, Texas and Mexico. Also in Europe and South America. Bastard pimpernel. April-Sept. 12. DODECATHEON L. Sp. PI. 144. 1753. Glabrous scapose perennial herbs, with entire or repand basal leaves. Flowers large or middle-sized in involucrate um- bels terminating scapes. Calyx deeply 5-lobed, persistent, the lobes at first retlexed. Corolla s-parted, the lobes reflexed. slightly imequal, imbricated, the tube very short, thickened at the throat. Stamens 5, inserted on the throat of the corolla; filaments short, flat, monadelphous, connivent into a cone, exserted; anthers linear or lanceo- late, connivent, attached by their bases to the filaments. Ovary ovoid or subglobose, superior; ovules numerous, amphitropous; style filiform, exserted; stigma simple. Capsule oblong or cylindric, erect, 5-6-valved at the apex or splitting to the base. Seeds numerous, minute; the testa punctate. [Greek, twelve gods; name used by Theophrastus for some different plant.] About 30 species, natives of North- America and northeastern Asia. Besides the following typical one, some 20 others occur in western and northwestern North America. I. Dodecatheon Meadia L. Shooting Star. Ainerican Cowslip. Fig. 3302. Dodccalheon Meadia L. Sp
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