Flora of North America species comparison

sympodial, proliferatively spreading, filiform, units 2–30 cm × 1–2 mm, roots restricted to nodes.

sympodial, proliferatively spreading, narrow-cylindrical, units 15–60 cm × 3–4.5 mm, roots scattered over surfaces.

erect, 1–2.5 dm × 2–3 mm.

erect, 2.5–5 dm × 2–3.5 mm.

2–4 on fertile shoots, sessile;

blade elliptic, 5–12 × 2.5–4 cm;

base narrowly tapering;

apex acute or acuminate.

8–11, sessile, clasping;

blade ovate-elliptic to lanceolate, 5–6 × 2.5–3.5 cm;

base rounded;

apex acute.

racemose, simple, 5–15-flowered.

racemose, simple, 6–15-flowered.

3-merous;

tepals conspicuous, 2.5–4 × 1.5–2 mm;

filaments 1.5–2 mm;

anthers 0.5–0.7 mm;

ovary globose or cylindrical, 2–2.5 × 1.5–2.4 mm;

style 0.5–1.5 mm;

stigma distinctively 3-lobed;

pedicel 1–3 × 0.5 mm.

1 per node, 3-merous;

tepals conspicuous, 4–5 × 1.5–2 mm;

filaments 1.2–1.5 mm;

anthers 0.6–0.8 mm;

ovary globose to cylindrical, ca. 1 mm wide;

style 1.3–1.8 mm;

stigma obscurely 3-lobed;

pedicel 6–12 × 0.8–1 mm.

green with fine red spots when young, maturing to red, globose, 4–6 mm diam.

green with black stripes along median carpel vein when young, maturing to red, globose, 4–6 mm diam.

1–3, globose, 2 mm.

1–6, globose, 2.5–3 mm.

= 36.

= 36.