Flora of North America species comparison

erect, slender, often branched, 2–22 cm.

erect, slender, wiry, often branched, 2–15 cm.

proximalmost usually clustered near base;

blade sometimes with purple splotches or dots, linear, 1–3 × 0.04–0.2 cm, base narrowly cuneate, margins serrulate, apex acuminate.

proximalmost not clustered near base;

blade linear or linear-filiform, 1–3 × 0.04–0.1 cm, base attenuate, margins subentire, apex acute.

opening near sunrise;

floral tube 0.8–1.6 mm, glabrous inside;

sepals 1.2–2 mm, reflexed separately;

petals 1.8–3.1 mm, each with 2 red dots basally; episepalous filaments 0.8–2 mm, epipetalous filaments 0.4–0.9 mm, anthers 0.3–0.4 mm, pollen with less than 5% of grains 4- or 5-pored;

style 1.6–3.2 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

opening near sunrise;

floral tube 1.3–2 mm, glabrate;

sepals 1.5–2.5 mm, reflexed separately;

petals 1.5–3.6 mm, without red dots at base;

filaments 0.5–1 mm, anthers 0.3–0.6 mm, pollen with less than 5% of grains 4- or 5-pored;

style 1.5–3 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

18–32 × 0.6–1 mm;

pedicel 0–2 mm.

15–28 × 0.6–1 mm;

pedicel 0–2 mm.

0.7–0.8 × 0.4 mm.

0.7–0.8 × 0.4 mm.

= 14.

= 28.