Flora of North America species comparison

internodes 4-angled.

internodes 4-angled.

spreading, sessile or distal subamplexicaul;

blade lanceolate to narrowly oblong-elliptic or (proximal) oblanceolate, 10–45 × (2–)6–12 mm, papery to membranous, margins plane, apex acute to rounded, basal or near-basal veins (3–)5–7, midrib with to 4 pairs of branches.

spreading, sessile or amplexicaul;

blade paler abaxially, ovate, elliptic, or elliptic-oblong (proximal), ovate or suborbiculate to elliptic or lanceolate (mid and distal), 3–27(–40) × 1–15 mm, papery to membranous, margins plane, apex obtuse to rounded, basal veins 3–5, midrib with to 3 pairs of branches.

corymbiform to cylindric, 3–30-flowered, usually compact, branching mostly dichasial.

cylindric, 5–60-flowered, branching mostly dichasial;

bracts linear-subulate.

6–7 mm diam.;

sepals lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, equal, 3.5–6.5 × 0.8–1.5 mm, margins sometimes ciliate, not setulose-ciliate, apex acute;

petals golden yellow, sometimes red-veined, oblanceolate, 3.5–6 mm;

stamens 12–21, obscurely 5-fascicled;

styles 0.6–1 mm;

stigmas broadly capitate.

3–5 mm diam.;

sepals lanceolate to linear-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong to oblanceolate, equal or unequal, 2–4.5 × 0.6–1.5 mm, margins sometimes ciliate, not setulose-ciliate, apex usually acute to apiculate, sometimes obtuse to rounded;

petals pale yellow, oblong, 1.7–3.5 mm;

stamens 5–16, scarcely grouped;

styles 0.5 mm;

stigmas broadly capitate.

narrowly conic-ellipsoid, 4–8 × 2.5–3.5 mm, broadest proximal to middle.

narrowly ovoid to cylindric-ellipsoid, 2–5 × 1.6–2.4 mm, usually broadest at or near middle.

0.5–0.7 mm;

testa finely linear-scalariform.

0.4–0.7 mm;

testa finely linear-scalariform.

= 16.