Taxa left beyond this couplet: 2 Description of Reseda Annuals to perennials. Leaves entire, toothed or pinnatifid. Petals usually with dilated base (claw) and lobed distal portion (limb); bases of stamens forming a disc which is often produced dorsally; carpels and stigmas 3 or 4; ovary unilocular; capsule opening more widely at maturity. Leaf-shape is very plastic in most species. It is necessary to observe carefully the shape and dissection of the petals when using the key and care should be taken to distinguish between the upper and the lateral petals.
Description by P.F. Yeo extracted from Flora Europaea Vol 1-5
(Tutin et al., 1964-1993) |