Flora of North America species comparison

internodes (4-) or 6-lined at first, then terete.

internodes 4-angled, apical internode shorter than adjacent one or almost absent.

blades linear-subulate, 13–25 × 0.5–0.8 mm, base articulated, parallel, margins revolute, apex rounded to retuse, midrib unbranched.

spreading, sessile;

blade (concolor), broadly to narrowly oblong or elliptic to oblanceolate or round, 5–15 × 2–5 mm, papery to membranous, margins plane, apex rounded, basal veins 3–5, midrib branched or not.

narrowly pyramidal, 1–3-flowered, with 1–3(–5)-flowered dichasia from to 5 proximal nodes, without additional flowering branches;

pedicels 0.5 mm.

cylindric to rounded-pyramidal, 1–13-flowered, branching mostly dichasial;

bracts not linear-subulate.

12–14 mm diam.;

sepals deciduous, not enclosing capsule, 5, linear-subulate, unequal, (3–)4.5–7 × 0.5–0.8 mm;

petals 5, golden yellow, oblanceolate-oblong, 5–7.5 mm;

stamens deciduous, 100;

ovary 3-merous.

3–5 mm diam.;

sepals usually lanceolate to narrowly oblong, rarely oblanceolate, equal, 2.5 × 0.8–1 mm, margins sometimes ciliate, not setulose-ciliate, apex rounded;

petals pale yellow, oblong, 1.7–3.5 mm;

stamens 5–16, scarcely grouped;

styles 0.5 mm;

stigmas broadly capitate.

ovoid, 3–4 × 2–2.5 mm.

narrowly ovoid to cylindric-ellipsoid, 4–5 × 2–2.5 mm, usually broadest at or near middle.

carinate, 0.7 mm;

testa not seen.

0.4–0.7 mm;

testa finely linear-scalariform.

= 16 [“18”].