Flora of North America species comparison

gradually ramified distally.

gradually ramified distally.

spreading or suberect, 8–20 cm.

spreading to suberect, 1.5–2 cm.

basal leaves evergreen, sessile, blade linear, ± terete, 1.5–6 cm, margins entire, apex obtuse;

cauline leaves alternate, intergrading with bracts, blade narrowly lanceolate, 5 mm, margins entire, apex acute.

basal leaves withering at or soon after anthesis, sessile, blade narrowly oblanceolate, somewhat flattened, 1–2 cm, margins entire, apex obtuse;

cauline leaves absent.

paniculate cymes, 50–70(–100)-flowered;

bracts several, alternate proximally, 2 at each flowering node distally, ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 2–5 mm, margins glandular-toothed, apex acute.

racemose cymes, 2–3-flowered, sometimes with flowers borne singly;

bracts 5, proximalmost 3 in whorl, distalmost 2 opposite, subtending 2d (and 3d) flowers, oblong to oblong-obovate, 3–5 mm, apex obtuse.

pedicellate, not disarticulate in fruit;

sepals 2, suborbiculate, 1–4 mm, herbaceous at anthesis, margins glandular-toothed, apex truncate;

petals 5–8, magenta, lavender, or white with or without magenta veins, obovate, 5–7 mm;

stamens 4–8;

stigmas 2;

pedicel 3–15 mm.

pedicellate, disarticulate in fruit;

sepals 3–4, white to pinkish, 8–12 mm, scarious at anthesis, margins entire, apex obtuse;

petals 7–9, white to pinkish, oblanceloate, 8–12 mm;

stamens 7–9;

stigmas 4–6;

pedicel 3–9 mm.

4–5 mm.

7–10 mm.

1–2, 2–2.5 mm, shiny, smooth.

5–10, 1.5–2.5 mm, smooth.

= 14.