Flora of North America species comparison

several to many, erect to ascending, loosely clumped, terete, 10–25 cm, rarely branched distal to base, usually short-villous and strigillose throughout, mixed sparsely glandular puberulent distally, rarely subglabrous proximal to inflorescence.

erect or ascending, often clumped, often flushed red, terete, 8–30 cm, simple or branched, glabrous proximal to inflorescence except for elevated strigillose lines decurrent from margins of petiole, strigillose throughout distally.

opposite proximal to inflorescence, alternate and usually crowded distally, sessile;

blade gray-green, narrowly to broadly ovate, 1.3–2.6 × 0.8–2 cm, base rounded to subcordate, margins usually serrulate, 6–12 teeth per side, rarely subentire, veins inconspicuous, 3–5 per side, apex rounded proximally to acute distally, surfaces sparsely short-villous to subglabrous and glaucous;

bracts much reduced.

opposite proximal to inflorescence, alternate distally, petiole broad, 3–5 mm proximally to subsessile distally;

blade lanceolate or elliptic to narrowly lanceolate distally, 0.8–4 × 0.4–1.3 cm, base attenuate to cuneate, margins subentire to denticulate distally, 5–9 teeth per side, veins 3 or 4 per side, apex obtuse to distally acute, surfaces glabrous with sparsely strigillose margins and abaxial midrib;

bracts reduced and narrower.

erect, compact racemes, densely canescent and glandular puberulent, or subglabrous, only ovaries pubescent.

nodding to suberect, racemes, strigillose.

erect;

buds often purplish green, 9–11 × 3.5–5 mm, blunt;

pedicel 6–12 mm;

floral tube 2.1–4 × 2.9–5 mm, prominent ring of tissue 0.3–0.6 mm wide, edged by spreading hairs, 0.9–1.8 mm from base of tube inside;

sepals purplish green, 5–10.5 × 2–3.5 mm, apex acute;

petals pink to rose-purple, obcordate, 10–22.5 × 9.5–15.5 mm, apical notch 2–6.5 mm;

filaments cream, those of longer stamens 6.5–14 mm, those of shorter ones 3.5–11 mm;

anthers cream 1.9–3.3 × 0.7–1.2 mm;

ovary 12–22 mm, ± densely canescent and glandular puberulent;

style white to light pink, 10.5–18 mm, sparsely villous just proximal to stigma, stigma broadly 4-lobed, 1–1.8 × 2.4–4.2 mm, exserted beyond anthers.

erect;

buds 2–4 × 1.5–2.5 mm;

pedicel 7–12 mm;

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

sepals green, narrowly lanceolate, 3–4 × 0.8–1.2 mm;

petals white fading to pink, 4–6.5 × 2.3–4 mm, apical notch 0.8–1.6 mm;

filaments white, those of longer stamens 2.2–3 mm, those of shorter ones 1.2–1.6 mm;

anthers 0.4–0.8 × 0.4–0.6 mm;

ovary 12–18 mm, densely strigillose;

style white, 3.2–4 mm, stigma cream, broadly clavate, 0.6–1.5 × 0.6–1.2 mm, surrounded by at least longer anthers.

25–45 mm, surfaces canescent and glandular puberulent;

pedicel 6–25 mm.

often reddish green, 25–55 mm, thin, surfaces sparsely strigillose;

pedicel 15–38 mm.

narrowly obovoid, 1.4–1.9 × 0.6–0.7 mm, with low, obscure chalazal collar, light brown, surface papillose;

coma easily detached, somewhat tawny, 4–8 mm.

subfusiform, 0.8–1.2 × 0.3–0.4 mm, chalazal collar inconspicuous, 0.02–0.06 mm, light brown, surface papillose;

coma persistent, tawny, 3–6 mm.

= 36.

= 36.