Flora of North America species comparison

basal or nearly so;

petiole (0.5–)1–2.5(–3) cm;

blade oblanceolate, (0.3–)0.5–1.5(–2) × 0.2–0.4(–0.5) cm, thinly floccose to sparsely tomentose.

basal;

petiole 0.5–1 cm;

blade oblanceolate to elliptic, 0.3–1 × 0.2–0.3 cm, thinly pubescent.

with involucres in small clusters 0.5–1 cm diam., greenish to reddish;

bracts 2, with laminar ones oblanceolate, (0.5–)0.8–1.5(–2) cm × (1–)2–4 mm, those at distal nodes becoming sessile, reduced and scalelike, linear-lanceolate, acicular, awns slightly curved, 0.5–1 mm.

with involucres in small clusters 0.5–1 cm across even at dichotomies, greenish or reddish;

bracts 2, petiolate or sessile, similar to proximal leaf blades, oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic to linear-lanceolate, 0.3–1 cm × 1–3 mm, awns absent.

1, green, cylindric, 5-ribbed, 3–4.5 mm, finely corrugate, pubescent;

teeth 5, erect, unequal, with leaflike, narrowly lanceolate, 2–6 mm anterior tooth, others linear, 1–2 mm;

awn uncinate, 0.4–0.8(–1) mm.

1, greenish or reddish, campanulate, 5–6-ribbed, 1.5–2.5 mm, corrugate, thinly pubescent;

teeth 5–6, unequal, 3 longer ones 1.5–3 mm, these alternating with 2 or 3 shorter ones 1–2 mm, anterior tooth not leaflike;

awns of prominent teeth uncinate and 1.5–3 mm, those of shorter teeth straight and 1–2 mm.

1, included to slightly exserted;

perianth yellow, cylindric, 1.5–2.5 mm, thinly pubescent abaxially;

tepals connate ca. 2/3 their length, monomorphic, oblong, acute, entire apically, mostly erect;

stamens 3 or 9, slightly exserted;

filaments distinct, 0.8–1 mm, glabrous;

anthers yellow, ovate, 0.2–0.3 mm.

1, included to slightly exserted;

perianth white to rose, cylindric, 1.5–1.8(–2) mm, densely pubescent abaxially;

tepals connate 2/3 their length, monomorphic, oblong, obtuse to truncate or minutely emarginate apically;

stamens (6) 9, slightly exserted;

filaments distinct, 0.8–1 mm, glabrous;

anthers reddish, ovate, 0.2–0.3 mm.

brown, lenticular, 2.5–3 mm.

dark brown to black, 3-gonous, 2–2.5 mm.