Flora of North America species comparison

(when present) ascending, (1–)several–10, densely leafy, 1–2 cm.

usually unbranched, sometimes several-branched from base, 60–180 cm.

primarily in a basal rosette, 7–14(–18) × (0.3–)0.5–1(–1.5) cm, moderately thick and stiff;

petiole (1.2–)3–5 cm;

blade linear to very narrowly elliptic, margins irregularly and coarsely dentate or pinnately lobed, apex long-attenuate.

in a basal rosette and cauline, 0.8–13 × 0.1–1.6 cm;

blade often red-blotched, narrowly lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, margins slightly to conspicuously sinuate-dentate.

1–3 opening per day near sunset;

buds with unequal free tips 1–3 mm;

floral tube (53–)60–100 mm;

sepals 26–50 mm;

petals bright yellow, fading deep reddish orange, drying purplish brown, 28–50 mm;

filaments 21–35 mm, anthers 9–11 mm;

style 75–143 mm, stigma exserted beyond anthers.

3 or 4-merous, often mixed on a single plant, zygomorphic, opening near sunset;

floral tube 3–8 mm;

sepals 2.5–8 mm;

petals white, fading pink, narrowly elliptic-obovate, 4.5–8 mm;

filaments 2.5–6 mm, anthers 0.5–2 mm, pollen 90–100% fertile;

style 7.5–19 mm, stigma surrounded by or slightly exserted beyond anthers.

leathery in age, oblong-oblanceoloid, narrowly winged, wings oblong, 1–2(–4) mm wide, broadest near apex, 14–18(–22) × 7–8 mm (excluding wings), apex abruptly constricted, dehiscent 1/4–1/3 their length, valve surface with inconspicuous veins;

sessile.

ellipsoid or ovoid, 3-(or 4-)angled, 5–9 × 2–3 mm;

sessile.

asymmetrically cuneiform, 2–2.5 mm.

2–4, yellowish to light brown, 1.2–2.3 × 0.8–1.1 mm.

= 14.

= 14.