Flora of North America species comparison

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

usually well-branched from base and distally, rarely unbranched, 15–65(–85) 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 6–9.5 × 1–2 cm, blade lyrate;

cauline 1–7 × 0.1–2.3 cm, blade narrowly lanceolate to oblanceolate, margins shallowly sinuate-denticulate to subentire.

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.

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

floral tube 6–12 mm;

sepals 10–15 mm;

petals white, fading pink to purple, elliptic-obovate, 8–13 mm;

filaments 5–8 mm, anthers 2–4 mm, pollen 90–100% fertile;

style 15–24 mm, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.

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

ellipsoid, narrowly (3- or)4-winged, deeply furrowed between wings, 6–10 × 2–3 mm, with or without prominent lower corners, narrowed to a stipe 0–1 mm;

sessile.

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

3 or 4, yellowish to reddish brown, 2–3 × 1–1.5 mm.

= 14.

= 14.