Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, branched, 5–45 cm, hairy, glandular at least distally, rarely eglandular; small axillary tufts of leaves absent.

ascending, much-branched at base, 2–10 cm, densely hispid-pubescent, hairs patent, fuscous, multicellular;

internodes short; small axillary tufts of leaves absent.

not marcescent, ± sessile;

blade 5–20(–30) × 2–8(–15) mm, apex apiculate, covered with spreading, white, long hairs;

basal with blade oblanceolate or obovate, narrowed proximally, sometimes spatulate;

cauline with blade broadly ovate or elliptic-ovate.

dense below the inflorescence;

blade broadly lanceolate, elliptic-lanceolate to ovate or obovate, 5–10 × 1.5–4 mm, thick and ± fleshy, apex broadly acute to obtuse, hispid, hairs fuscous, multicellular, long;

proximal leaves marcescent, sometimes subglabrous.

3–50-flowered, aggregated into dense, cymose clusters or in more-open dichasia;

bracts: proximal herbaceous, distal lanceolate, apex acute, with long, mainly eglandular hairs.

often 1-flowered and compact, sometimes 2–3-flowered cymes, hairs patent, dense, fuscous, eglandular and glandular;

bracts lanceolate, with or without narrow, scarious margins, densely pubescent, often glandular.

erect to spreading, often arcuate distally, 0.1–5 mm, shorter than capsule, glandular-pubescent.

straight or ± angled at base and/or apex, 5–12 mm, 1–2 times as long as sepals, densely pubescent with long, eglandular and short, glandular hairs.

sepals green, rarely dark-red tipped, lanceolate, 4–5 mm, margins narrow, apex very acute, usually with glandular hairs as well as long white hairs usually extending beyond apex;

petals oblanceolate, 3–5 mm, rarely absent, usually shorter than sepals, apex deeply 2-fid;

stamens 10;

styles 5.

sepals usually purplish, 5–6(–7) mm, herbaceous center narrowly lanceolate, margins broad, making apex obtuse, densely pubescent, hairs long, stiff, glandular and eglandular;

petals oblanceolate, 7–9 mm, 1–1.5 times as long as sepals, apex 2-fid;

stamens 10;

styles 5.

narrowly cylindric, curved, 7–10 mm;

teeth 10, erect, margins convolute.

cylindric, slightly curved, 9–12 mm, 1.5–2 times as long as sepals;

teeth 10, erect, margins convolute.

pale brown, 0.5–0.6 mm, finely tuberculate;

testa inflated or not.

brown, 0.8–1 mm, tuberculate;

testa not inflated, tightly enclosing seed.

= 72.

= 108.