Flora of North America species comparison

spreading to erect-fastigiate, 10–45 cm, usually sparsely stellate-pubescent to glabrate, sometimes densely lanate.

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

cauline, tending to be deciduous in summer;

petiole 0–2 mm;

blade linear, 5–11 × 0.5–2(–3.5) mm, surfaces stellate-pubescent to glabrate abaxially, sparsely stellate-pubescent to glabrate adaxially, lateral veins obscure 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, panicles or racemes; chasmogamous flowers 1–18 per panicle or raceme, cleistogamous 0.

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

2–6 mm, sparsely or not glandular-hairy;

bracts 2–4 × 0.3–0.5 mm.

6–15 mm, villous and stellate-pubescent;

bracts 2–7 × 0.2–1.2 mm.

flowers: outer sepals linear, 1.5–3.5 × 0.3 mm, inner sepals 3.5–5(–7.5) × 2–3 mm, apex acute to acuminate;

calyx stellate-pubescent, hairs to 1 mm;

petals obovate, 3–6 × 3–5 mm;

capsules 2.8–3.8 × 2–2.5 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 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.