Flora of North America species comparison

erect, sparingly branched proximally, slender, 15–35 cm, sparsely glandular-pilose; small axillary tufts of leaves absent.

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.

not marcescent;

proximal blades broadly spatulate-petiolate, 8–55 × 3–16 mm, apex acute or obtuse, sometimes short-acuminate, softly pilose;

cauline few, sessile, blade linear-lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, 7–30 mm, apex acute, pilose.

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.

very open and loose, 2–9(–25)-flowered cymes;

bracts narrowly lanceolate, pilose.

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

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

straight, becoming sharply deflexed at base, slender, 5–20 mm, elongating in fruit, 1.5–4 times as long as sepals, glandular-pilose.

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

sepals green, turning pale orange-brown in fruit, lanceolate to ovate, 3–6 mm, margins narrow, apex acute, with short, glandular pubescence;

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

stamens 5;

styles 5.

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.

cylindric, straight, 5–12 mm, 1.5–2 times as long as sepals;

teeth 10, becoming outwardly coiled.

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

teeth 10, erect, margins convolute.

red-brown, 0.4–0.7 mm diam., tuberculate;

tubercles ± pointed;

testa not inflated.

brown, 0.6–1.2 mm diam., tuberculate;

testa not inflated.

= 36.

= 36, 72, (108, Europe).