Flora of North America species comparison

10–30+, ascending to erect, clumped, terete, 6–35 cm, usually simple, rarely slightly branched distally, strigillose throughout, especially on raised lines decurrent from margins of petioles, densely glandular puberulent distally.

opposite proximal to inflorescence, alternate distally, petiole 0–5 mm;

blade dark or grayish green, lanceolate to subovate, 1–3.8 × 0.3–1.5 cm, base attenuate proximally to rounded distally, margins low-denticulate with 4–15 teeth per side, lateral veins usually indistinct, 2–5 per side, apex subacute to blunt, surfaces sparsely glandular puberulent on margins and veins;

bracts scarcely reduced.

erect or sometimes nodding in bud, short racemes, glandular puberulent.

few, erect or sometimes slightly nodding in bud;

buds 3–4.5 × 2.5–3 mm;

pedicel 5–10 mm;

floral tube 1–2.2 × 1.2–2.2 mm, with raised ring of sparse hairs at mouth inside;

sepals often red along margins, lanceolate, 3–4.8 × 1–2.1 mm, abaxial surface scattered mixed glandular puberulent and strigillose;

petals dark pink to rose-purple, obcordate, (3–)5–7 × (2–)3–4.5 mm, apical notch 1–2.5 mm;

filaments pale pink, those of longer stamens 2.4–4.2 mm, those of shorter ones 1.2–2.6 mm;

anthers pale yellow, 0.5–1.1 × 0.3–0.7 mm;

ovary 15–22(–26) mm, densely glandular puberulent;

style cream, 2.5–3.5 mm, often with scattered hairs near base, stigma clavate to subcapitate, 0.8–1.5 × 0.5–1 mm, surrounded by longer anthers.

24–65 mm, surfaces glandular puberulent;

pedicel 10–30 mm.

narrowly obovoid, (1.2–)1.4–1.7 × 0.4–0.7 mm, chalazal collar conspicuous, 0.08–0.15 ×0.15–0.25 mm, light brown, surface densely irregular papillose;

coma persistent, dull white, 6–12 mm.

= 36.