Flora of North America species comparison

1–many, weakly decumbent to ascending or erect, unbranched to moderately branched, (10–)25–80 cm.

ascending, usually well-branched from base and distally, rarely unbranched, 15–60 cm.

1–9 × (0.1–)0.3–1 cm, sometimes fascicles of small leaves to 2 cm present in non-flowering axils;

petiole 0–0.6 cm;

blade linear to narrowly lanceolate or oblanceolate, often folded lengthwise, usually not much reduced distally, proximalmost leaves sometimes spatulate, base attenuate, margins subentire or serrulate or spinulose-serrate, apex acute.

in a basal rosette and cauline, 1.5–8 × 0.2–0.6(–1.5) cm, blade very narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate or oblong-elliptic, margins entire or weakly sinuate-dentate.

opening at sunrise;

buds with free tips 0–4 mm;

floral tube 5–20 mm;

sepals 4–12 mm, midribs keeled;

petals yellow, fading orangish to purplish, 6–25 mm; antisepalous filaments 2–8 mm, antipetalous filaments 1–4 mm, anthers 2–7 mm, pollen 90–100% fertile;

style 9–30 mm, stigma sometimes blue-black, discoid to quadrangular, exserted beyond anthers.

3(or 4)-merous, zygomorphic, opening at sunset;

floral tube 4–5.5 mm;

sepals 4.5–6 mm;

petals white, fading pink, elliptic-obovate, 3.5–5 mm;

filaments 2–3.5 mm, anthers 1.5–3 mm, pollen 35–65% fertile;

style 9–10 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers.

10–35 × 1–2 mm, hard, dehiscent 1/2 their length, often tardily dehiscent throughout their length.

narrowly obovoid, 3(or 4)-winged, furrowed between wings, 7–9 × 3–5 mm, narrowed at base;

sessile.

obovoid, 1–1.8 mm, sharply angled, apex truncate.

(1 or)2–5, yellowishto light brown, 1.5–3.5 × 1–1.5 mm.

= 14.