Flora of North America species comparison

internodes 4-lined.

internodes 6-lined at first, soon 2-winged, then terete, not glaucous.

blades oblong or elliptic to obovate, 4–25 × 2–12 mm, base not articulated, cuneate, margins plane, apex rounded, midrib with 2–4 pairs of branches.

blades linear-subulate, 8–20 × 0.7–1 mm, not glaucous, base articulated, parallel, margins revolute, apex sometimes slightly broadened, midrib unbranched.

1(–5)-flowered.

rounded-pyramidal to corymbiform, sometimes intercalary as result of resumed vegetative growth, (3–)7–32-flowered, sometimes with single flowers or 3–5-flowered dichasia from to 3 proximal nodes.

20–25 mm diam.;

sepals persistent, not enclosing capsule, 5, broadly elliptic to elliptic-spatulate or obovate, subequal, 4–5 × 2.5–3 mm;

petals 5, golden yellow, oblanceolate, 6–10.5 mm;

stamens persistent, 100;

ovary 3-merous.

13–16 mm diam.;

sepals deciduous, not enclosing capsule, 5, linear-subulate, unequal, (3–)4.5–8(–10) × 0.5 mm, not glaucous;

petals 5, bright yellow, obovate-spatulate, 6–9 mm;

stamens deciduous, 70–100;

ovary 3-merous;

styles 2.5–4 mm.

ovoid to ovoid-cylindric, 8–12 × 5 mm.

± narrowly ovoid-conic to ovoid-ellipsoid, 5.5 × 2.5–3 mm.

narrowly to broadly carinate, 1.5–2 mm;

testa finely foveolate-reticulate.

not carinate, 0.4 mm;

testa finely foveolate-reticulate.

= 18.