Flora of North America species comparison

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

flowering stems ascending, branched, 15–40 cm; nonflowering stems prostrate proximally, rooting readily, pubescence dense, white-tomentose, eglandular; small axillary tufts of leaves often present.

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;

blade linear to linear-lanceolate or linear-oblong, 10–60 × 2–8 mm, apex ± obtuse, pubescence dense, whitish-tomentose, eglandular on both surfaces.

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

bracts narrowly lanceolate, pilose.

lax, 3–13-flowered cymes;

bracts lanceolate, margins scarious, pubescent.

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

ascending, straight, 10–40 mm, 2–7 times as long as sepals, white-tomentose.

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.

12–20 mm diam.;

sepals narrowly lanceolate-elliptic, 5–7 mm, margins narrow, often scarious, apex acute, white-tomentose;

petals obtriangular, 10–18 mm, 2–2.5 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, 10–15 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, ca. 1.5 mm, round tubercles on margins, faces shallowly rugose;

testa not inflated.

= 36.

= 72.