Flora of North America species comparison

internodes 6-lined at first, becoming 4-lined, then terete.

internodes 4-angled.

blades linear-subulate, 4–11 × 0.4–0.8 mm, base articulated, persistent, parallel or slightly expanded, margins revolute, apex rounded with ± prominent hydathode to long-acuminate, midrib unbranched.

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.

± narrowly cylindric, 1–7-flowered, with 1(–3)-flowered dichasia from to 4 proximal nodes, rarely with 1 pair of flowering branches;

flowers sessile or nearly so.

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

10–14 mm diam.;

sepals deciduous, not enclosing capsule, 5, linear-subulate, unequal, 2–4 × 0.4–0.5 mm;

petals 5, bright yellow, oblanceolate-oblong to obovate, 5–10 mm;

stamens deciduous, 50–90;

ovary 3-merous.

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.

narrowly (sub-)cylindric, (4–)5.7–9.5 × 1.5–2 mm.

± narrowly ovoid-conic, 4–9 × 2–4 mm.

scarcely carinate, 0.5 mm;

testa coarsely reticulate.

0.5–0.7 mm;

testa finely linear-scalariform.

= 18.