Flora of North America species comparison

internodes 4-angled.

internodes 4-angled.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

± narrowly ovoid-conic, 4–9 × 2–4 mm.

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

0.5–0.7 mm;

testa finely linear-scalariform.

0.5–0.7 mm;

testa finely linear-scalariform.

= 16.