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.

erect, branched from base, branches ascending (fastigiate), 10–50 cm, pubescent with stiff, gland-tipped, patent or slightly reflexed hairs with broadened base, pubescence shorter than diam. of stem, soft wooly hairs absent; 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.

sessile;

distal and mid-stem blades linear-lanceolate, 20–70 × 1.5–6 mm, apex acute to acuminate;

proximal leaves shortly connate basally, blade narrowly oblanceolate, tending to be spatulate, pubescence short, stiff, patent, glandular.

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

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

very lax, making up at least 1/2 height of plant, 3–45-flowered cymes;

bracts, linear-lanceolate, 2–22 mm, herbaceous, glandular-pubescent.

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

erect to spreading, bent distally, slender, 5–20 mm, 1–5 times as long as sepals, usually longer than capsules, glandular-pubescent.

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 (narrower than herbaceous center), apex sharply acute to acuminate, glandular-hispid, hairs shorter than sepal tips;

petals oblanceolate, 4–5 mm, ± equaling 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, curved, (5–)7–10(–11) mm, ca. 2 times as long as sepals;

teeth 10, erect to slightly spreading, margins convolute.

brown, 0.6–1.2 mm diam., tuberculate;

testa not inflated.

golden brown, 0.5–0.8 mm diam., coarsely tuberculate.

= 36, 72, (108, Europe).

= 36.