Flora of North America species comparison

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

erect, many-branched from base, 10–40 cm, minutely viscid-glandular; small axillary tufts of leaves usually 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.

not marcescent, distal sessile, proximal spatulate;

blade linear or linear- lanceolate to linear-oblong, 10–30 × 1–4 mm, apex obtuse to subacute, glabrous or sparsely and minutely viscid-glandular.

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

bracts narrowly lanceolate, pilose.

lax, 3–21(–30)-flowered cymes;

bracts narrowly lanceolate, 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.

erect, slender, 2–15 mm, 0.5–3 times as long as sepals, glandular-puberulent Flowers: sepals ovate-lanceolate, 5–6 mm, margins narrow, apex acute to obtuse, minutely viscid-glandular;

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

stamens 10;

styles 3(–4).

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.

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

teeth 10, becoming outwardly coiled.

oblong-ovoid, straight, 8–11 mm, ca. 2 times as long as sepals;

teeth 6, occasionally 8, erect to spreading, margins convolute.

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

tubercles ± pointed;

testa not inflated.

pale brown, ovate, 0.6 mm diam., tuberculate;

testa not inflated.

= 36.

= 36, 38.