Flora of North America species comparison

erect, usually unbranched proximal to inflorescence, sometimes branched from decumbent base.

erect to ascending, branches diffuse.

blade narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate or narrowly obovate or oblong, larger 5–18 × 1.4–3.1 mm, largest at midstem, reduced in size both proximally and distally, apex obtuse to acute.

alternate, ascending;

stipular glands present throughout or at distal nodes only;

blade linear, 5–25 × 0.5–1 mm, margins entire, sometimes glandular, not ciliate, apex acute.

panicles.

panicles.

6–35 mm.

10 mm.

sepals broadly lanceolate to ovate, outer sepals 2–3 mm, inner sepals broader, shorter, margins of all or sometimes only of inner sparsely but conspicuously glandular-toothed, apex acute to acuminate;

petals white or whitish, base yellowish, 2–5 mm, obovate;

stamens 1 mm, anthers 0.2–0.3 mm;

styles 0.5–1 mm.

sepals deciduous, mostly lanceolate, 6–11 mm, margins not scarious, all conspicuously glandular-toothed, apex attenuate;

petals yellow-orange to salmon or brownish red, with prominent wine-colored band proximal to middle, broadly obovate, 14–18 mm;

stamens 5–6 mm;

anthers 1.5–2.5 mm;

staminodia absent;

styles connate nearly to apex, 7–9.5 mm;

stigmas capitate.

ovoid, 2–2.5 × 2 mm, fragile and subject to crushing when pressed;

segments persistent on plant, septa margins ciliate.

ovoid, 4 × 3 mm, apex obtuse, dehiscing into 5, 2-seeded segments, segment persistence unknown, apex blunt or subacute, minutely apiculate, false septa complete, proximal part membranaceous, not terminating in loose fringe, distal part cartilaginous, margins not ciliate.

1–1.5 × 0.6–0.8 mm.

3 × 1.2–1.3 mm.

= 16.

= 30.