Flora of North America species comparison

erect to ascending, capillary, 1–15 cm.

densely leafy distally, nearly leafless proximally, with many slender, ascending branches from base.

linear to linear-oblanceolate, 1–3 × 0.1–0.3 cm.

cauline, alternate, often appearing subverticillate and densely tufted;

stipules absent;

sessile;

blade margins entire.

spikes, densely leafy.

opening near sunrise;

floral tube 1.5–2 mm;

sepals 2–3 mm;

petals 2.5–5 mm; episepalous filaments 2–4 mm, epipetalous filaments 1.5–2.8 mm, sometimes epipetalous stamens absent, anthers of longer stamens 0.7–0.8 mm, those of shorter ones 0.5–0.6 mm;

style 4.5–6 mm, sparsely pubescent near base, stigma 0.7–0.8 mm diam., surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

bisexual, actinomorphic, buds nodding, becoming erect;

floral tube deciduous (with sepals, petals, and stamens) after anthesis, relatively narrow, with basal nectary;

sepals 4, reflexed singly or in pairs;

petals 4, yellow, fading pale yellowish orange, without spots;

stamens 8 in 2 unequal series, epipetalous ones sometimes very reduced, or 4 in 1 series, epipetalous ones absent, anthers versatile, pollen shed singly;

ovary 4-locular, stigma entire, subglobose, surface probably wet and non-papillate.

a capsule, straight, strongly flattened, somewhat torulose, regularly loculicidal, dehiscent nearly throughout length;

sessile.

ascending, strongly flattened from unequal width of valves, 5–10 × 1–1.3 mm.

0.7–1.3 × 0.3–0.4 mm.

numerous, in 1 row per locule, narrowly obovoid, smooth, shiny, without dots or blotches.

= 14.