Jepson Flora Project: Jepson Interchange      Jepson Interchange
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University of California     Annual, perennial herb, shrub,
generally hairy, generally taprooted Stem prostrate to erect
Fruit: capsule, generally loculicidal; valves generally 2   Stem
simple to openly branched, prostrate to erect, fleshy, brittle,
angled or winged, glabrous to generally bristly Leaves simple,
cauline, opposite or alternate; petiole generally bristly-
ciliate; blade pinnately toothed or lobed, generally bristly,
upper generally reduced Inflorescence: flowers solitary in axils
or opposite leaves; pedicels longer in fruit, recurved Flower:
calyx bell-shaped to rotate, sinuses generally with spreading or
reflexed appendages; corolla bell-shaped to rotate, white, blue,
or purple, sometimes spotted or marked; stamens included; ovary
chamber 1, style 1, generally lobed 1/3–1/2 Fruit generally 2–7
mm wide, spheric to ovoid, hairy, generally enclosed by calyx
Species in genus: 11