Flora of North America species comparison

internodes 4-lined.

internodes 4-lined.

ascending to deflexed, sessile;

blade narrowly oblong-elliptic (proximal) or lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 10–30 × 3–8 mm, mostly longer than internodes, not or scarcely smaller distally, leathery, margins plane, apex acute, basal or near-basal veins 1–3(–5), midrib with 0–2 pairs of branches.

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.

broadly pyramidal to subcorymbiform, 1(–30)-flowered, branching mostly dichasial.

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

4–10 mm diam.;

sepals lanceolate, usually unequal, 3–5 × 0.8–1 mm, margins sometimes ciliate, not setulose-ciliate, apex acute to acuminate;

petals orange-yellow, obovate, 6–10 mm;

stamens 50–80, irregularly grouped;

styles 2–4 mm;

stigmas capitate.

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.

ellipsoid to rostrate-subglobose, 3–4.5 × 2–2.5 mm.

ellipsoid to globose, 4–7 × 3.5–5 mm.

0.5–0.6(–0.7) mm;

testa obscurely linear-reticulate to irregularly reticulate.

carinate, 0.6–0.7 mm;

testa scalariform-reticulate.

= 24.

= 16, 18.