Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, usually red-tinged, 15–50(–65) cm, stellate-pubescent to glabrate.

ascending to erect, 10–30(–50) cm, stellate-pubescent, glabrescent.

cauline;

petiole 1–3 mm;

blade oblanceolate-elliptic to narrowly elliptic, tapered to base, 12–30(–38) × 4–7(–10) mm, apex acute, surfaces stellate-tomentose and with scattered simple hairs abaxially, ± lustrous, sparsely stellate-pubescent and with simple hairs adaxially, lateral veins raised abaxially.

cauline;

petiole 1–5 mm;

blade bicolor, obovate-elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, 12–35(–47) × 3–10(–13) mm, base cuneate, apex obtuse, surfaces stellate-pubescent, lateral veins raised abaxially.

terminal or subterminal, cymes; chasmogamous flowers 1–3 per cyme, cleistogamous 1–3 per glomerule, on lateral leafy branches 6–18 cm, flowering 1–3 months later than chasmogamous.

terminal, compound dichasia in corymbiform cymes; chasmogamous flowers 1–6 per dichasium, overtopping cleistogamous, cleistogamous 10–45 per dichasium, produced simultaneously.

(1.5–)4–10(–17) mm, with stellate and simple hairs;

bracts absent.

6–15 mm, villous and stellate-pubescent;

bracts 2–7 × 0.2–1.2 mm.

flowers: outer sepals narrowly lanceolate, 2–6 × 0.5–1 mm, inner sepals 5–9 × 3.5–5 mm, apex acute;

petals obovate, 8–15 × 6–14 mm;

capsules 5–8 × 4–7 mm, glabrous.

flowers: outer sepals spatulate-linear, 2.4–4.5 × 0.7–1.2 mm, apex obtuse, inner sepals 3–7 × 2.5–3.6 mm, apex acute to acuminate;

petals obovate, 6–11 × 5–9.5 mm;

capsules 3.6–5.4 × 3–4 mm, glabrous.

flowers: outer sepals rudimentary, 0.2–0.5 × 0.2–0.4 mm, inner sepals obovate, 2.5–4 × 2.5–3.5 mm, apex acute;

capsules 2.3–3.5 × 2.5–3.5 mm, glabrous.

flowers: outer sepals linear, 1.8–3 × 0.3–0.9 mm, inner sepals ovate, 2.2–4.8 × 1.2–3 mm, apex acute;

capsules 1.6–3.8 × 1.4–3 mm, glabrous.

= 20.