Flora of North America species comparison

internodes 4-lined.

internodes 4-lined at first, then terete.

ascending to widely spreading, sessile;

blade narrowly lanceolate (linear-lanceolate on axillary branches), 10–40(–55) × 5–10(–13) mm, longer than internodes, leathery, margins plane, apex acute to acuminate, densely gland-dotted, basal vein 1, midrib with inconspicuous branches.

blades narrowly oblong to oblanceolate or linear, (15–)20–45 × 3–7(–10) mm, base articulated, narrowly cuneate to subattenuate, margins subrecurved to revolute, apex rounded to obtuse, midrib with 9–14 pairs of branches.

cylindric, to 40-flowered; branching mostly dichasial, subsidiary branches usually with relatively smaller leaves.

usually (1–)3–7(+)-flowered from apical node, rarely with flowers from 1–2 proximal nodes.

8–15+ mm diam.;

sepals lanceolate, unequal (outer slightly wider than inner), 3–6(–7.5) × 1.1–1.8(–2.2) mm, margins sometimes ciliate, not setulose-ciliate, apex acute or acuminate;

petals orange-yellow, obovate, 5–10 mm;

stamens 50–80, filaments basally connate;

styles 2–4 mm;

stigmas capitate.

20–35 mm diam.;

sepals deciduous, not enclosing capsule, (4–)5, elliptic or oblong to obovate, subequal, 4–9 × 1.5–5 mm;

petals (4–)5, golden yellow, obovate to oblong, 8–15 mm;

stamens deciduous, 150–200;

ovary (3–)5(–6)-merous.

ovoid, 5 × 3–4 mm.

narrowly ovoid-conic, 7–11 × 4–7 mm.

0.4–0.8 mm;

testa linear-pitted.

narrowly carinate, 0.7–1.1 mm;

testa subscalariform.

= 24.

= 18.