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.

loosely ascending to suberect, branched, very leafy, 10–15 cm, pubescence short, dense, glandular; 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.

tending to be marcescent, sessile but spatulate proximally;

blade elliptic-oblong, 5–14 × 1.5–3.5 mm, apex obtuse, densely glandular-hirsute.

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

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

lax, 1–3-flowered cymes;

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

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

mostly erect, slender, 10–25 mm, 1–4 times as long as sepals, densely 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 ovate-oblong, 5.5–6.5 mm, elongating to 6–7 mm in fruit, margins broad, apex obtuse, glandular-pubescent;

petals narrowly oblanceolate, 7–10 mm, 1.5–2 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.

ovate-cylindric, ca. straight, short, broad, 9–13 mm, ca. 2 times as long as sepals;

teeth 10, erect or partially spreading, margins convolute.

brown, 0.6–1.2 mm diam., tuberculate;

testa not inflated.

brown, 1.3–1.7 mm diam., with prominent papillae around margins and rows of small, transverse ridges on sides;

testa inflated, loose (rubs off when rolled between finger and thumb).

= 36, 72, (108, Europe).

= 108.