OregonFlora species comparison

1–2.5m, glabrous proximally, tomentose distally.

ovate, distally lanceolate to lance-linear, 20–40 × 15–25 cm, abaxially tomentose to ciliate or curly-haired, adaxially glabrous or with veins sparsely short-haired.

dense panicles, 30–70 cm;

branches spreading to stiffly erect;

distal 33–50% unbranched, tomentose;

bracts ovate-elliptic to lanceolate; shorter than to much longer than flowers.

loosely flowered panicles, branched nearly to top;

bracts in unbranched portion ovate-elliptic; shorter than flowers, generally less than 1 cm.

1–6 mm.

1–6 mm.

tepals lanceolate to elliptic or oblong-ovate, 8–17 mm; creamy white with a greenish base, not or very slightly clawed;

margins entire to minutely dentate, glabrous to abaxially tomentose;

gland 1, green; V-shaped;

basal;

ovary glabrous or minutely hairy.

(8)10–15 mm;

tepals elliptic to obovate or oblong-ovate.

narrowly ovoid, 2–3 cm, glabrous.

flat, 1–2 cm, winged.

=32.