Flora of North America species comparison

internodes 4-lined.

internodes 4-lined at first, then 2-lined to terete.

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 usually oblong to lanceolate-oblong, sometimes oblanceolate, 25–65 × 8–22 mm, base articulated, broadly to narrowly cuneate, margins plane or subrecurved, apex apiculate-obtuse to rounded, midrib with 10–16 pairs of branches.

1(–5)-flowered.

1–3(–7)-flowered from apical node, sometimes with paired single flowers or triads (3-flowered cymules) or 1–3-flowered branches at proximal node.

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.

24–45 mm diam.;

sepals deciduous, not enclosing capsule, (4)5, ovate or oblong to elliptic-spatulate, unequal, 6–14(–20) × 4–10 mm;

petals (4–)5, golden yellow to orange-yellow, obovate to oblanceolate, 12–25 mm;

stamens deciduous, 250–650;

ovary 3-merous.

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

ovoid-conic to ovoid-rostrate, 12–15 × 6–8 mm.

narrowly to broadly carinate, 1.5–2 mm;

testa finely foveolate-reticulate.

carinate, 1.5 mm;

testa linear-reticulate.

= 18.