Flora of North America species comparison

3–12 mm wide, soft, flexible, glabrous or nearly so.

0.

(4–)5–13(–27) cm.

(3–)4–9(–14) cm.

racemose, 1–3(–7)-flowered;

proximal 2 flowers, when present, not paired;

bracts (3–)5–20(–80) mm.

racemose, 1(–2)-flowered;

proximal 2 flowers, when present, not paired;

bracts (2–)3–7(–8) mm.

tepals 4–8(–11) × 0.

tepals (6–)7–10(–13) × 0.9–2.4 mm (chasmogamous flowers), shorter to longer than pedicel, 1.5–2 times as long as ovary;

anthers 1.1–2.2 mm;

ovary oblanceoloid, (3–)4–5(–6) × 1.5–2.5 mm, densely pilose;

pedicel (2–)3–7(–8) mm, equaling or slightly shorter than bracts.

black, lustrous, 1.2–1.6 mm, coarsely muricate.

black beneath loose, iridescent, membranous coat, (1.3–)1.4–2 mm, with rounded pebbling.

–2.1 mm, 2 or less times longer than pedicel, usually 2 or less times longer than ovary;

anthers 1–1.8 mm;

ovary cylindric, (2–)3–6(–7) × 1–3 mm, glabrate or sparsely pubescent;

pedicel (2–)5–12(–20) mm, usually shorter than bracts.

–5 mm wide, soft, usually stiff, sparsely to densely pubescent.