Flora of North America species comparison

erect or suberect, to 71(–140) cm;

sterile stems to 18 cm.

ascending to erect, 5–31(–65) cm;

sterile stems to 8(–25) 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 linear, flat, 3–35(–48) × 0.5–2.5 mm, apex acute or obtuse.

1–117-flowered, dense;

bracts linear, 2–5(–5.5) × 0.3–1 mm.

1–9(–25)-flowered, lax, rachis glabrous or sparsely glandular-hairy, hairs 0.1–0.4 mm;

bracts linear, 3–5 × 0.5–1 mm.

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

erect, 4–7 mm in flower, 5–10 mm in fruit.

simple;

stigma entire.

2-fid;

stigma with 2 discrete areas.

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.

yellow, 19–26(–30) mm;

tube 2.5–3.5 mm wide, spurs straight or curved, 9–14(–15) mm, subequal to or longer than rest of corolla, abaxial lip sinus 1–2.5 mm, adaxial lip sinus 2–4 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 linear to linear-lanceolate, 3.5–5.5 × 0.7–1.5 mm in flower, 4–6.5 × 0.8–1.8(–2.2) mm in fruit, apex acute or subacute.

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

loculi equal.

oblong-ovoid, (2–)3–4.5(–5) × (1.8–)2.2–3.5(–4) mm, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent;

loculi equal or subequal.

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.

gray or dark gray, reniform, 0.4–0.7 × 0.3–0.5 mm, with conspicuous transverse ridges;

wing absent.

= 12 (Europe).

= 12 (Europe).