Flora of North America species comparison

flowering shoots often decumbent proximally, 5–20(–30) cm, glandular-pubescent distally, pilose-subglabrous, deflexed or spreading proximally;

non-flowering shoots present; small tufts of leaves present in axils of proximal leaves.

branched, 3–7 cm, subglabrous proximally, softly pubescent distally, proximal internodes congested; small axillary tufts of leaves absent.

not marcescent, sessile, ± spatulate proximally;

blade linear-lanceolate to lanceolate or narrowly oblong, 4–30 × 0.5–6 mm, apex acute, rarely obtuse, subglabrous to softly pubescent, sometimes glandular.

proximal leaves marcescent, pseudopetiolate, spatulate, distal sessile;

blade elliptic to lanceolate or oblanceolate, 4–12 × 2–5 mm, apex ± obtuse, hirsute with long, straight, eglandular hairs or subglabrous except for midrib and margins.

lax, 1–20-flowered cymes, pubescence short, glandular;

bracts lanceolate, margins narrow, scarious, glandular-pubescent.

1–3-flowered, dense cymes;

bracts foliaceous, margins not scarious, pubescent.

curved just below calyx, 5–30 mm, 1–6 times as long as sepals, glandular-pubescent.

becoming curved at apex, slender, 2–12 mm, to 3 times as long as sepals, pubescence spreading, eglandular, fuscous hairs equaling or longer than pedicel diam.

sepals narrowly lanceolate to lance-elliptic, 3.5–7 mm, margins narrow, softly pubescent;

petals obovate, 7.5–12.5 mm, ca. 2 times as long as sepals, apex 2-fid;

stamens 10;

anthers 0.8–1.1 mm;

styles 5.

sepals lanceolate to elliptic, concave, 4–5 mm, margins narrow, apex acute to obtuse, pubescent;

petals 1–1.5 times as long as sepals, apex 2-fid;

stamens 10;

styles 5.

cylindric, curved, 7.5–11.5 × 2.5–4 mm, (1–)1.5–2 times as long as sepals;

teeth 10, erect, margins convolute.

cylindric, slightly curved, 8–11 mm, 1–2 times as long as sepals, teeth 10, ± erect, margins convolute.

brown, 0.6–1.2 mm diam., tuberculate;

testa not inflated.

brown, 0.8–1 mm, shallowly and obtusely tuberculate;

testa not inflated, tightly enclosing seed.

= 36, 72, (108, Europe).