Flora of North America species comparison

simple or apically branched, cespitose, 0.1–5 × 1–3 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 1–2, not in clumps, 10–25-leaved, 3–12 cm diam.;

blade pale green, oblong-lanceolate, tapering from base or slightly wider near middle, 3–15 × 0.5–2.5 cm, 1.5–6 mm thick, base 0.5–2.5 cm wide, apex narrowly acute, surfaces not farinose, glaucous at least when young.

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 (red), 2–3-branched, obpyramidal;

branches not twisted (flowers on topside), simple or 1 times bifurcate, (5–20 cm wide);

cincinni 2–3, 2–20-flowered, circinate, 1–18 cm;

floral shoots 5–40 × 0.2–0.9 cm;

leaves 5–20, ascending, triangular-lanceolate, 5–70 × 3–10 mm, apex acute.

erect, not bent in fruit, 5–20 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 4–8 × 4.5–7 mm;

petals connate 1–4 mm, bright to greenish yellow or red-marked, 8–20 × 9–20 mm, apex acute, tips often outcurved;

pistils connivent, erect.

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

widespreading, with adaxial margins nearly horizontal.

follicles erect.