Pagina 252 - Flora of the Southern Carnic Alps

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Stems erect, usually
not branched. Leaves
lanceolate, usually > 3
cm long. Sepals
completely free, just a
little longer than fruit
at fruiting time
Parietaria
officinalis L.
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Stems prostrate to
ascending, branched.
Leaves oval to almost
round, usually < 3 cm
long. Sepals fused at
the base, at least twice
as long as fruit at
fruiting time
Parietaria judaica
L.
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Sepals obtuse or
rounded, not ending in
an acute point
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Sepals triangular,
ending in a very acute
point
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Lower leaves with two
basal lobes pointing
towards the leaf apex.
Fruit surrounded by
two bracts which are
more or less fused.
Flowers unisexual
Atriplex patula L.
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Leaves different. Fruit
without bracts.
Flowers
hermaphrodite
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