Flora of North America species comparison

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.

8–16;

petiole 1–4(–7) mm wide, to 1/3 as wide as blade;

blade green, linear-oblanceolate to spatulate, 2.5–3.5(–5) cm × 3–15(–25) mm, 2–5 mm thick, base 4–12 mm wide, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces sometimes 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.

cincinni 3–8-flowered, 2–4 cm;

floral shoots 3–10 cm × 1–3 mm (slightly thicker distally);

leaves 15–25, spreading, blade triangular-lanceolate to -ovate, 1–2.5 cm × 5–10 mm, 3–6 mm thick, apex subacute to obtuse.

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.

with musky, sweet odor;

petals connate 1–2 mm, erect or spreading, white, yellowish green on keel and toward base, not lined, elliptic, 7–14 × 3.5–5.5 mm, apex acute, corolla 4–5 mm diam. at base and 5–18 mm diam. at apex;

pistils connivent or separate, erect at anthesis;

ovary 4–7 mm;

styles 1–1.5 mm.

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

subglobose to irregular, 1–3 cm × 7–20 mm.

widespreading, with adaxial margins nearly horizontal.

ascending, with adaxial margins ca. 45–75º above horizontal.

= 68.