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| flower--can you find the stigmas and anthers? | flower again--how many petals are present? Is this a dicot or a monocot? |
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| flower (side view)--you can see petals and sepals in this view. Do you see the extra "sepals" underneath the calyx? These are really not sepals at all, but bracts (modified leaves directly underneath a flower or inflorescence). In the Malvaceae, these bracts are called collectively an epicalyx. In other families, they would be called an involucre. | flower and leaf (do you also see the leaves of Geranium, Rubus, and Oxalis?) |
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| leaves in early Spring--the leaves of C. involucrata are palmately lobed | habit |
