Flora of North America species comparison

erect, branched below and just above ground, branched also proximal to inflorescences, (40–)60–250 cm.

sometimes with lateral branches arising obliquely from rosette, 20–70(–100) cm.

in a basal rosette and cauline, basal 3–13 × 0.6–2.5 cm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate, cauline (1–)2.5–12 × 0.1–1 cm, blade linear to narrowly oblanceolate, margins slightly to conspicuously sinuate-dentate.

in a basal rosette and cauline, basal 5–16 × 0.5–1.5 cm, cauline 2–12 × 0.5–2 cm;

blade narrowly oblanceolate, gradually narrowly elliptic to narrowly lanceolate distally, margins lobed to remotely dentate or subentire;

bracts slightly longer than capsule they subtend.

slender.

dense, without lateral branches, mature buds usually not overtopping spike apex.

4-merous, zygomorphic, opening near sunset;

floral tube 3–9 mm;

sepals 6–12 mm;

petals white, fading dark pink to red, slightly unequal, elliptic-obovate, 7–11 mm;

stamens presented in lower 1/2 of flower, filaments 3–7 mm, anthers 2.5–5 mm, pollen 90–100% fertile;

style 9.5–19 mm, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.

2–several per spike opening per day near sunset;

buds erect, with free tips erect, 0.5–2 mm;

floral tube slightly curved upward to± straight, 15–40 mm;

sepals 6–13 mm;

petals yellow, broadly elliptic to rhombic-ovate, 5–16 mm;

filaments 4–18 mm, anthers 2–3.5 mm, pollen ca. 50% fertile;

style 20–40 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

lanceoloid to narrowly ovoid, narrowly 4-winged, 7–12 × 1.5–2.5 mm, tapered to a sterile stipe 2–5 mm.

narrowly lanceoloid, 10–20 ×2–3 mm.

(2 or)3 or 4(or 5), light brown or reddish brown, 1.5–2.5 × 0.8–1.3 mm.

brown, sometimes flecked with dark red spots, ellipsoid, 1–1.9 × 0.4–0.8 mm.

= 14.

= 14.