Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, 20–50 cm.

usually several, decumbent, rarely 1 erect stem, 30–60 cm.

1.3–5.5 × 1.2–2.5 cm;

sessile;

blade lanceolate to narrowly oblong, base rounded or truncate, sometimes cuneate, margins sparsely denticulate, apex acuminate to, sometimes, rounded.

1–8 × 0.2–1.1 cm;

petiole 0–3 cm;

blade narrowly lanceolate-elliptic, base cuneate or subcordate, margins denticulate, apex acute.

opening near sunrise;

floral tube 2–3 mm;

sepals 2.5–4.5 mm;

petals yellow, with 1 red dot basally, 4–7 mm, sometimes with a tooth arising from emarginate apex; episepalous filaments 4-pored;

s2–6 mm, epipetalous filaments 0.8–1.6 mm, anthers 0.4–1 mm, 25–60% of pollen grains tyle 3–6 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

opening near sunrise;

floral tube 1.5–4 m;

sepals 1.7–3.4 mm;

petals yellow, with 1 or 2 red dots basally, 2.5–5.5 mm; episepalous filaments 2–2.8 mm, epipetalous filaments 1–1.7 mm, anthers 0.7–1.2 mm, less than 5% of pollen grains 4- or 5-pored;

style 2.8–4.5 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

straight or 1.5–2+-coiled spiral, subterete in living material, obscurely 4-angled when dry, 15–20 × 1.3–2 mm.

usually loosely 1-coiled, conspicuously 4-angled in living material, 13–20 × 1.8–2.2 mm.

1.3–1.5 mm.

0.7–0.8 mm.

= 42.

= 14.