Flora of North America species comparison

internodes 4-lined.

internodes 4-lined.

blades broadly to narrowly elliptic or oblanceolate to oblong-elliptic, 11–35 × 3–13 mm, base not articulated, cuneate to shallowly cordate-amplexicaul, margins plane to subrevolute, apex rounded, midrib with 5–7 pairs of branches.

(main stem) spreading to appressed, sessile;

blade usually broadly to narrowly ovate, rarely elliptic or lanceolate, 4–20 × 5–15(–18) mm, mostly shorter than internodes, leathery, margins plane, apex acute to subrounded, densely gland-dotted, basal veins 1–5, if 1, midrib with 2–3 pairs of branches.

corymbiform, (1–)3–15-flowered, narrowly branched, sometimes with branches from 1–2 proximal nodes.

broadly pyramidal to corymbiform, to 25-flowered, branching mostly dichasial.

12–15 mm diam.;

sepals persistent, not enclosing capsule, (4–)5, ± lanceolate to lanceolate-elliptic, ± unequal, 6–7 × 2–3 mm;

petals (4–)5, pale yellow, sometimes tinged red, obovate to oblanceolate, 6–8 mm;

stamens persistent, 70–95;

ovary 3-merous, placentation parietal.

5–13 mm diam.;

sepals ovate or lanceolate to elliptic or obovate, subequal, 3–8 × 1.5–4 mm, margins sometimes ciliate, not setulose-ciliate, apex acute;

petals orange-yellow, obovate, 5–10 mm;

stamens 50–80, irregularly grouped;

styles 2–4 mm;

stigmas clavate.

ellipsoid to globose, 4–7 × 3.5–5 mm.

ovoid to rostrate-subglobose, 3–5 × 2–3 mm.

carinate, 0.6–0.7 mm;

testa scalariform-reticulate.

0.4–0.7 mm;

testa obscurely linear-reticulate to finely ribbed-scalariform.

= 16, 18.