Flora of North America species comparison

erect to ascending, unbranched to much branched, 5–50 cm.

usually well-branched distal to base, 50–180 cm.

in a basal rosette and cauline, basal 4–15 × 1–3 cm, cauline 2–10 × 0.5–3.5 cm;

blade green, narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic or narrowly oblong, margins usually dentate or deeply lobed;

bracts spreading, flat.

in a basal rosette and cauline, basal 8–20 × 1.5–3 cm, blade oblanceolate, margins irregularly toothed to lobed;

cauline 1.5–12 × 0.5–3 cm, blade narrowly elliptic to elliptic or lanceolate, margins subentire or undulate-denticulate.

usually 1 opening per day near sunset;

buds erect, with free tips erect, 0.3–3 mm;

floral tube 12–35 mm;

sepals 5–15 mm;

petals yellow, fading orange or reddish tinged, broadly obovate or obcordate, 5–22 mm;

filaments 3–14 mm, anthers 4–5 mm, pollen ca. 50% fertile;

style 20–50 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

4-merous, zygomorphic, opening at sunset;

floral tube 6–13 mm;

sepals 5–13 mm;

petals white, fading pink to red, narrowly elliptic-obovate, 6–12 mm;

filaments 5–10 mm, anthers 2–4 mm, pollen 35–65% fertile;

style 12–15 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers.

cylindrical, sometimes slightly enlarged toward apex, 20–50 × 2–4 mm.

ellipsoid, 4-angled, 5–9 × 2–3 mm;

sessile.

ellipsoid to subglobose, 0.9–1.8 × 0.4–0.9 mm.

3–6, light to reddish brown, 2–2.5 × 1–1.3 mm.

= 14.

= 14.