Flora of North America species comparison

strict, erect, sometimes reddish green, terete, 3.5–40 cm, simple or freely branched, subglabrous proximally to strigillose and glandular puberulent distally.

decumbent, often matted, grayish green, terete, 5–25 cm, well-branched throughout, densely white-canescent proximally, mixed strigillose, villous, and glandular puberulent distally.

alternate distally, not fasciculate, petiole 0–2 mm, blade subspatulate proximally to lanceolate, oblanceolate, or narrowly elliptical distally, not folded along midrib, 0.9–2.5 × 0.2–0.6 cm, shorter than internodes, base tapered, margins entire or scarcely denticulate, 1–4 teeth per side, lateral veins obscure, apex subacute or often blunt proximally, surfaces subglabrous or with scattered hairs along margins;

bracts much reduced, sometimes attached to pedicel.

densely spaced, opposite proximal to inflorescence, alternate or fasciculate distally, petiole 0–2 mm, blade grayish green to green, lanceolate or elliptic to narrowly ovate, 1–3.5(–4) × 0.4–1.1 cm, base cuneate or attenuate, margins subentire to low-denticulate, 5–8 teeth per side, veins inconspicuous, 3–5 per side, apex acute, sometimes with caducous dark mucro, surfaces densely white-canescent and eglandular proximally, changing abruptly on inflorescence to glandular puberulent mixed with scattered villous;

bracts somewhat reduced.

erect racemes or open panicles, relatively loose and uncrowded, branches thin, mixed strigillose and glandular puberulent.

ascending spikes or racemes, densely glandular puberulent.

erect or, sometimes, nodding in bud;

buds broadly ovoid, 1.2–2.5 × 1–1.5 mm;

floral tube 1.1–1.5 × 1–1.4 mm, usually with ring of spreading hairs at mouth inside;

sepals 0.5–2.5 × 0.4–1.3 mm, apex acute, abaxial surface strigillose, sometimes mixed glandular puberulent;

petals white to pink, 2–5 × 1.5–3 mm, apical notch 0.2–1.9 mm;

filaments white, those of longer stamens 0.5–3 mm, those of shorter ones 0.3–2 mm;

anthers 0.6–1 × 0.5–0.8 mm;

ovary 4–9 mm, mixed strigillose and glandular puberulent;

style light pink, 1–3.5 mm, stigma subclavate to obscurely 4-lobed, 0.4–0.6 × 0.4–0.5 mm, surrounded by longer anthers.

buds 12–15 × 4–5.5 mm, subsessile or pedicels 1–2 mm;

floral tube same color as petals, 17–23 × 3.5–5 mm, with ring of scales 4–5 mm from base inside;

sepals same color as petals, 7–12 × 2.5–3.5 mm;

petals red-orange, 8–14 × 5–6.5 mm, apical notch 1.8–2.4 mm;

filaments orange or red, those of longer stamens 15–17 mm, those of shorter ones 13–15 mm;

anthers 2.8–3.2 × 0.7–1 mm;

ovary 5–11 mm, glandular puberulent;

style light orange, 40–45 mm, stigma 4-lobed, 0.9–1.1 × 2.2–2.6 mm, exserted 8–10 mm beyond anthers.

9–28 mm, surfaces strigillose and glandular puberulent;

pedicel 3–10 mm.

± straight, 20–26 mm, ± beaked, surfaces glandular puberulent;

sessile or pedicel 1–3 mm.

obovoid, without constriction, 0.9–1.2 × 0.4–0.6 mm, low chalazal collar 0.1–0.2 mm wide, brown, surface reticulate;

coma easily detached, white, 2.5–3 mm.

broadly to narrowly obovoid, with constriction 0.7–0.8 mm from micropylar end, 1.8–2.4 × 1.1–1.3 mm, chalazal collar inconspicuous, light brown, surface low-papillose;

coma easily detached, dingy white, 6–7 mm.

= 26.

= 30.