Flora of North America species comparison

erect or suberect, to 71(–140) cm;

sterile stems to 18 cm.

erect, (30–)60–74(–100) cm;

sterile stems to 13.5 cm.

of fertile stems: blade oblanceolate to linear, usually flat, 5–45(–60) × 0.8–4(–8) mm, apex acute or subobtuse.

of fertile stems: blade ovate to lanceolate, flat, 12–48(–65) × 3–18(–30) mm, apex acute.

1–117-flowered, dense;

bracts linear, 2–5(–5.5) × 0.3–1 mm.

1–36-flowered, dense in flower, lax in fruit;

bracts ovate to lanceolate, 7–14(–20) × 2–7 mm.

erect, 1–3 mm in flower, 2–4(–5) mm in fruit.

erect-patent to erect, (0.5–)2–6(–15) mm in flower, 4–15(–21) mm in fruit.

simple;

stigma entire.

simple;

stigma entire.

violet to purple, with yellow or lilac palate, 9–13(–17) mm;

tube 1.5–2.5 mm wide, spurs curved, 5–7(–9) mm, subequal to rest of corolla, abaxial lip sinus (0.6–)0.8–1.5(–2) mm, adaxial lip sinus 1 mm.

pale to bright yellow, (40–)41–52 mm;

tube (6–)7.5–12 mm wide, spurs straight or curved, 19–22(–23) mm, slightly shorter or subequal to rest of corolla, abaxial lip sinus 2.5–3.5(–4) mm, adaxial lip sinus 4–6 mm.

lobes linear to linear-lanceolate, 1.5–3 × 0.5–1 mm in flower, 2–3.5 × 0.7–1.2 mm in fruit, apex acute or subacute.

lobes ovate, sometimes ovate-lanceolate, 7–14 × 3.5–7 mm in flower, 7–14 × 3.5–9 mm in fruit, apex acute.

subglobular, 2.7–4 × 2.5–3.7 mm, glabrous;

loculi equal.

globular, 6–8(–11) × 6–10.7 mm, glabrous;

loculi equal.

black or blackish brown, subtrigonous or ± tetrahedral, 0.8–1.2 × 0.6–1 mm, with longitudinal marginal ridges and anastomosed ridges or tubercles on faces;

wing absent.

black, subtrigonous or tetrahedral, 0.9–1.5 mm, with longitudinal acute marginal ridges and anastomosed acute ridges on faces;

wing absent.

= 12 (Europe).