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.

creeping, much-branched, rooting, glabrous except for line of small hairs down each internode; flowering shoots decumbent or ascending, 5–10 cm; nonflowering shoots prostrate, 5–15 cm; small axillary tufts of leaves usually 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.

sessile, tending to be marcescent, somewhat succulent;

blade elliptic-oblong or linear-lanceolate, 2–12 × 1–3 mm, apex obtuse, rarely acute, glabrous, sometimes ciliate at base.

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

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

lax, 1–3-flowered terminal cymes;

bracts lanceolate, 2–5 mm, glabrous or ciliate.

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

becoming curved, slender, 5–35 mm, equaling or exceeding sepals, glandular-puberulent.

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 narrowly lanceolate, 4–5 mm, margins narrow, midrib present, apex obtuse, glandular-pubescent towards base;

petals 5–8 mm, 1–1.5 times as long as sepals, apex deeply 2-fid;

stamens 10;

styles 3(–6).

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

teeth 10, erect, margins convolute.

ovoid-conic, oblong after dehiscence, straight, 7–10 mm, 1.5–2 times as long as sepals;

teeth 6(–12), erect to spreading, margins convolute.

brown, 0.6–1.2 mm diam., tuberculate;

testa not inflated.

brown, 0.5 mm diam., shallowly rugose;

testa not inflated.

= 36, 72, (108, Europe).

= 38.