Anchusa

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  A. arvensis

  1a. Corolla zygomorphic, the basal tube bent; mericarps obliquely oriented in life, 1–2 mm tall; plants annual
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  1b. Corolla actinomorphic, the basal tube straight; mericarps obliquely oriented or erect in life, 2–9 mm tall; plants perennial
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    A. azurea

    2a. Limb of corolla 12–20 mm wide in life; mericarps erect, 5–9 mm tall; bracts subtending flowers with a narrow-lanceolate blade; calyx lobes narrow-lanceolate
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    A. officinalis

    2b. Limb of corolla 5–10 mm wide in life; mericarps obliquely oriented, ca. 2 mm tall; bracts subtending flowers with an ovate to oblong blade; calyx lobes narrow-triangular to lanceolate

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