Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, (13–)20–40(–51) cm, stellate-tomentose.

erect, 15–30 cm, sparsely to densely stellate-pubescent, distally with dense, dark, glandular hairs 0.4–0.8 mm.

cauline and, sometimes, basal basal mat-forming;

petiole 1–3 mm;

blade obovate, 10–22 × 3–5 mm;

cauline: petiole 1–4 mm;

blade oblanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 10–38(–48) × 2–5.5(–7.8) mm, margins revolute;

surfaces stellate-tomentose abaxially, stellate-pubescent adaxially, without simple hairs;

lateral veins obscure abaxially.

cauline;

petiole 0–2.5 mm;

blade oblanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 7–25(–35) × 2–4(–7) mm, margins nonrevolute, surfaces stellate-pubescent, lateral veins obscure abaxially.

axillary and terminal, solitary flowers or glomerules; chasmogamous flowers solitary, at tips of branches, overtopping cleistogamous, cleistogamous 2–7 per glomerule, flowering 1–3 months later than chasmogamous.

terminal, corymbose; chasmogamous flowers 3–25 per corymb, cleistogamous 0.

10–22 mm;

bracts 3–7 × 0.5–1 mm.

1–4(–6) mm, stellate-pubescent and densely glandular-hairy;

bracts 3–10 × 0.5–1.5 mm.

flowers: outer sepals linear, 1.2–2.5 × 0.2 mm, inner sepals 2.5–4.3 × 1.3–2 mm, apex acute;

petals obovate, 4–6 × 3.5–5 mm;

capsules 2–3 × 1.4–1.8 mm, glabrous.

flowers: outer sepals lanceolate, 2.5–4 × 0.5–1 mm, inner sepals 4.5–8 × 3–4 mm, apex acuminate;

calyx strigose (sometimes also short-stellate-hairy), hairs simple, 1–1.7 mm;

petals obovate, 5–8 × 3–4 mm;

capsules 4.3–6 × 3–3.5 mm, glabrous.

flowers: outer sepals linear, 0.5–1 × 0.2 mm, inner sepals ovate, 1.5–1.8 × 1–1.5 mm, apex acute;

capsules 1.3–1.7 × 1–1.3 mm, glabrous.