Flora of North America species comparison

phyllodic; fascicled or whorled;

phyllode quadrangular, straight, linear, acicular, 5–20 × 0.5–1.5 mm, venation parallel, midvein prominent, minor veins not obvious, apex acuminate, sharp-pointed, surfaces mostly glabrous;

gland 1 (usually not obvious, disc-shaped), 3–6 mm distal to leaf base;

pulvinus absent.

phyllodic;

phyllode flat, falcate, linear to narrowly elliptic, 100–200 × 12–28 mm, venation parallel, mostly with 3 prominent veins, minor veins prominent, apex narrowly obtuse, not apiculate, surfaces glabrous;

gland 1, 0–3 mm distal to pulvinus;

pulvinus 3–5 mm.

cylindrical spikes, densely flowered, 10–45 × 4–7 mm, solitary in leaf axils.

cylindrical, interrupted spikes, loosely flowered, 50–85 × 4–7 mm, solitary or in fascicles of 2 or 3 in leaf axils, rarely in pseudoracemes.

2–12 mm.

5–10 mm.

5-merous, pale yellow;

calyx 0.5–0.8 mm;

corolla 1.1–1.6 mm;

filaments 2.2–3.2 mm;

ovary glabrous.

5-merous, light golden yellow;

calyx 0.9–1.3 mm;

corolla 1.6–2.4 mm;

filaments 2.5–3.5 mm;

ovary pubescent.

flattened, linear, 20–90 × 2.7–5 mm, not constricted between seeds.

flattened, oblong, 30–160 × 8–18 mm, not constricted between seeds.

aril light yellow, folded and thickened, forming cap on seed.

aril light yellow, encircling seed.

= 26.

= 26.