Flora of North America species comparison

branched apically, (cespitose), 2–10 × 0.2–1 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 25–100+, in clumps, 6–10-leaved, 2–8 cm diam.;

blade blue-green, oblong-lanceolate, 2–5 × 0.4–0.8 cm, 2–3 mm thick, base 0.5–0.8 cm wide, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces not farinose, 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 mostly 2–3-branched, obpyramidal;

branches not twisted (flowers on topside), simple or 1–2 times bifurcate, (3–6 cm diam.);

cincinni 1–3, 2–10-flowered, circinate, 2–5 cm;

floral shoots 3–15 × 0.3–0.6 cm;

leaves 5–20, ascending, lanceolate, 8–10 × 5–7 mm, apex acute.

ascending to erect, not bent in fruit, 3–5 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 4–5 × 5–7 mm;

petals connate 1–2 mm, bright yellow with greenish midribs, 10–14 × 2.5–4 mm, apex sharply acute, tips outcurved;

pistils connivent, erect.

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

widespreading, with adaxial margins nearly horizontal.

follicles erect.

= 34.