Flora of North America species comparison

internodes 4-lined.

internodes 4-angled.

appressed, sessile;

blade narrowly triangular-subulate to linear-subulate, scalelike, 1–4 × 0.4–0.6 mm, subcoriaceous to chartaceous, margins incurved, apex obtuse to rounded, basal vein 1, midrib unbranched.

erect to spreading, sessile;

blade linear-oblong or linear-lanceolate to linear, 5–33 × 0.5–2 mm, leathery, margins plane to revolute, apex acute, basal veins 1(–3), midrib with (0–)1–3 pairs of branches.

usually pyramidal, 1–24-flowered, branching mostly monochasial.

narrowly V-shaped, 1–50-flowered, branching mostly dichasial.

3–5 mm diam.;

sepals lanceolate to narrowly oblong or linear-lanceolate, unequal, 1.5–2.5 × 0.4–0.8 mm, apex acute;

petals orange-yellow to golden yellow, oblong, 2–4 mm;

stamens 5–11, 5 separate or obscurely 5-grouped;

styles 0.8–1.2 mm;

stigmas broadly capitate.

10–15 mm diam.;

sepals narrowly oblong to narrowly lanceolate, subequal to unequal, 3–7 × 0.8–1.6 mm, margins sometimes ciliate, not setulose-ciliate, apex acute;

petals golden yellow to orange-yellow, red-tinged , oblanceolate to obovate, 6–10 mm;

stamens 35–50, irregularly 3-fascicled;

styles 2.5–5 mm;

stigmas broadly capitate.

narrowly cylindric-conic, 4–5 × 1–1.2 mm, length 2–2.7 times sepals.

± narrowly ovoid-conic, 4–9 × 2–4 mm.

0.4–0.8 mm;

testa markedly ribbed-scalariform.

0.5–0.7 mm;

testa finely linear-scalariform.

= 24.