Flora of North America species comparison

branching apically, (cespitose), 0.5–2.6 × (0.1–)1.2–2 cm, axillary branches absent.

3–50;

petiole 0.3–1.5 mm wide, to 1/3 as wide as blade;

blade green, oblanceolate or clavate-oblanceolate, 1–6 cm × 2–8 mm, 1–4 mm thick, base 1–4 mm wide, apex subacute to rounded, surfaces sometimes ± glaucous.

rosettes 1–60, in clumps, 8–20-leaved, 0.8–5.1 cm diam.;

blade green, becoming reddish, triangular-ovate, (0.6–)0.9–2 × 0.5–1.3 cm, 2–4 mm thick, base 0.7–1.5 cm wide, apex acute, surfaces farinose, heavily glaucous.

cincinni 3–10-flowered, 1–6 cm;

floral shoots 3–12 cm × 0.5–2 mm;

leaves 8–25, ascending, blade triangular-ovate to -lanceolate, 0.5–2.5 cm × 3–10 mm, 2–4 mm thick, apex rounded to subacute or obtuse.

cyme 2-branched, broadly obpyramidal or flat-topped;

branches not twisted (flowers on topside), simple or 1 times bifurcate, (0.3–0.6 cm diam.);

cincinni 2–6, 3–7-flowered, circinate, 1–3 cm;

floral shoots 2.5–13 × 0.3–0.5 cm;

leaves 6–15, spreading, triangular-ovate, 5–10 × 4–6 mm, apex acute.

erect, not bent in fruit, 1–3 mm.

with musky, sweet odor;

petals connate to 1 mm, widely spreading from near middle, white, ± yellowish green at base, red-lineolate on keel, drying purplish, elliptic, 6–10[–12] × 2–3.5[–5] mm, apex acute, corolla 8–20 mm diam.;

pistils separate, ascending;

ovary 3–4.5 mm;

styles 1–1.5 mm.

calyx 3–4 × 4–5 mm;

petals connate 1–1.5 mm, pale to medium yellow, 9–10 × 2–3 mm, apex acute, tips slightly outcurved;

pistils connivent, erect.

subglobose to oblong, 0.7–3.5 cm × 5–20 mm.

widespreading, with adaxial margins nearly horizontal.

follicles erect.

= 68.