Flora of North America species comparison

many, ascending, often sigmoidally bent, nodding distally, later erect, clumped or mat-forming, terete, 3–20(–25) cm, simple, subglabrous, sometimes with faint raised strigillose lines decurrent from margins of petioles, rarely mixed strigillose and sparsely glandular puberulent distally.

erect, simple or loosely clustered, terete, 15–95 cm, often well branched distally, densely villous throughout, sometimes mixed glandular puberulent distally, decurrent lines absent.

opposite and crowded proximal to inflorescence, alternate distally, petioles 1–6 mm, rarely subsessile distally;

blade spatulate to oblong proximally, elliptic to narrowly lanceolate or sublinear distally, (0.5–)0.8–2.5 × 0.3–1 cm, base attenuate to cuneate, margins subentire proximally, sparsely denticulate distally with 2–5 low teeth per side, veins obscure, 2–4 per side, apex obtuse or rounded proximally to subacute distally, surfaces subglabrous;

bracts reduced, usually much narrower.

opposite proximally, alternate and often fasciculate distally, subsessile;

blade oblong-lanceolate to sublinear, 2–4.5 × 0.3–0.9 cm, ± exceeding internodes, base cuneate, margins entire or denticulate, 3–6 inconspicuous teeth per side, sometimes revolute, veins apparent on abaxial side, 3–5 per side, apex acute, surfaces villous, especially distally;

bracts somewhat reduced.

nodding in bud, later suberect, few-flowered racemes, subglabrous to sparsely strigillose and/or glandular puberulent.

erect racemes, branched or not, densely villous, sometimes mixed glandular puberulent.

suberect;

buds 2–5 × 1–2 mm;

pedicel 1–6(–15) mm;

floral tube 0.6–1.2 × 0.8–1.8 mm, slightly raised subglabrous ring at mouth inside;

sepals green to reddish purple, 1.5–5 × 0.6–1.5 mm, abaxial surface subglabrous to sparsely glandular;

petals usually pink to rose-purple, rarely white, narrowly obcordate, (1.7–)2.5–6.5(–8) × 1.6–3.5 mm, apical notch 0.5–1.2 mm;

filaments cream to light pink, those of longer stamens 1.4–3.2 mm, those of shorter ones 0.7–2 mm;

anthers 0.3–0.6 × 0.2–0.4 mm;

ovary often reddish purple, 6–20 mm, subglabrous or sparsely strigillose and glandular puberulent;

style white, 1.2–2.5 mm, glabrous, stigma broadly clavate to subcapitate, entire, 0.9–1.5 × 0.4–0.7 mm, surrounded by longer anthers.

erect;

buds 2.5–5 × 1.5–1.5 mm;

pedicel 3–8 mm;

floral tube 1–1.8 ×1–2 mm, ring of spreading hairs at mouth inside;

sepals 2–4.5 × 1–1.3 mm, abaxial surface villous and glandular puberulent;

petals light to dark pink, obcordate, 4–6 × 2–3 mm, apical notch 1–1.5 mm;

filaments pink, those of longer stamens 2–3.5 mm, those of shorter ones 1–2 mm;

anthers cream, 0.5–0.8 × 0.4–0.6 mm;

ovary 12–20 mm, densely villous, often mixed glandular puberulent;

style cream, 2–3.5 mm, stigma narrowly clavate, entire, 1–1.6 × 0.5–1 mm, surrounded by anthers.

slender, often reddish purple, 17–40(–55) mm, surfaces subglabrous or with scattered hairs;

pedicel 5–35(–68) mm.

35–68 mm, short-beaked, surfaces densely villous, sometimes mixed glandular puberulent;

pedicel 5–15 mm.

narrowly obovoid, 0.7–1.4 × 0.3–0.5 mm, inconspicuous chalazal collar 0.1–0.2 mm wide, light brown, surface reticulate (smooth);

coma persistent, dull white, 2–4 mm.

narrowly fusiform to narrowly obovoid, 1.5–2 × 0.5–0.6 mm, chalazal collar inconspicuous, 0.1 mm, surface low papillose;

coma persistent, dingy white, 6–8 mm.

= 36.

= 36.