Flora of North America species comparison

erect, sparingly branched proximally, slender, 15–35 cm, sparsely glandular-pilose; 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;

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.

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.

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

bracts narrowly lanceolate, pilose.

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.

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

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, 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 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.

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

teeth 10, becoming outwardly coiled.

cylindric, slightly curved, 9–12 mm, 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, 0.8–1 mm, tuberculate;

testa not inflated, tightly enclosing seed.

= 36.

= 108.