Flora of North America species comparison

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

internodes 4-lined.

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

erect to suberect, sessile;

blade linear or linear-subulate to linear-lanceolate, 5–22 × 0.5–1 mm, subcoriaceous, margins recurved to revolute, apex acute to obtuse, basal vein 1, midrib unbranched.

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

pedicels 0.5 mm.

narrowly to broadly triangular, 1–12-flowered, branching mostly monochasial.

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.

5–8 mm diam.;

sepals narrowly oblong to linear-lanceolate, subequal, 3–7 × 0.7–1.3 mm, apex acute;

petals golden yellow to orange-yellow, oblong, 4–7 mm;

stamens 10–22, separate or obscurely 3-fascicled;

styles (0.5–)0.8–1.5 mm;

stigmas broadly capitate.

ovoid, 3–4 × 2–2.5 mm.

narrowly ovoid to ovoid-cylindric, 3.5–7 × 2.5–3 mm, length 1–1.2 times sepals.

carinate, 0.7 mm;

testa not seen.

0.9–1.1 mm;

testa finely scalariform.

= 24.