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, terete, (1–)4–65 cm, usually with several erect or ascending virgate branches proximally or simple, densely villous, sometimes mixed strigillose, or sometimes subglabrous.

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 only in proximal pairs, distally alternate, subsessile, blade linear-lanceolate to very narrowly elliptic, 0.5–4.5 × 0.2–0.3(–0.6) cm, usually longer than internodes, base cuneate, margins subentire to sparsely serrulate, 2–5 low teeth per side, lateral veins obscure, 2–5 per side, apex acute, surfaces subglabrous proximally to densely villous and/or strigillose distally;

bracts slightly reduced.

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

erect spikes, simple or sparsely branched, ± densely villous and/or strigillose.

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, often initiating in most proximal nodes, usually cleistogamous;

buds 0.8–1.5 × 0.5–1 mm;

floral tube 0.4–1 × 0.6–1.2 mm, ring of lax hairs near base inside;

sepals 0.7–2 × 0.4–0.8 mm;

petals pink with darker veins or white, 1.2–3.2 × 0.9–1.8 mm, apical notch 0.4–1 mm;

filaments pale pink, those of longer stamens 0.4–1.8 mm, those of shorter ones 0.3–1 mm;

anthers 0.3–0.6 × 0.3–0.4 mm, apiculate;

ovary 3–6 mm, densely pubescent;

style pale pink, 1.2–2.8 mm, stigma clavate to subcapitate or irregularly 4-lobed, 0.5–1.2 ×0.3–0.6 mm, surrounded by longer anthers.

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

pedicel 5–35(–68) mm.

cylindrical to subfusiform, terete to slightly 4-angled, (6–)8–14 × 1.1–2 mm, beak 2–3 mm, central column disintegrating, villous;

sessile.

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.

3–6 per locule, irregularly angular-oblong or fusiform, 0.9–1.6 × 0.4–0.9 mm, chalazal collar absent, brown, surface irregularly reticulate.

= 36.

= 18.