Flora of North America species comparison

several, unbranched, sometimes with shorter secondary branches, 1–20(–30) cm.

several, unbranched, sometimes with shorter secondary branches, 5–30(–42) cm.

usually gray, rarely green, (5–)6.2–12.5(–17) ×2–4.3 cm;

blade usually very broadly elliptic to suborbiculate, rarely oblanceolate or elliptic, margins usually flat, sometimes undulate, usually entire, sometimes inconspicuously denticulate, apex usually acute to obtuse, sometimes retuse.

green, usually flecked with reddish purple splotches or reddish tinged, (5.5–)7–11(–12.5) × (0.3–)0.8–2(–3) cm;

blade usually elliptic to lanceolate-elliptic, sometimes linear, moderately thick, fleshy, margins usually undulate, usually conspicuously denticulate to serrulate, rarely subentire, apex acute.

buds with unequal free tips 5–11 mm;

floral tube (50–)70–140(–160) mm;

sepals (25–)35–50 mm;

petals (25–)31–50(–52) mm;

filaments (13–)15–25(–28) mm, anthers(10–)14–20 mm;

style (75–)100–192 mm.

buds with unequal free tips (5–)6–10(–15) mm;

floral tube (82–)90–140(–147) mm;

sepals 35–60 mm;

petals (38–)42–55(–65) mm;

filaments 24–34 mm, anthers (15–)19–21(–25) mm;

style (120–)140–190 mm.

broadly ellipsoid to globose, not twisted, wings 10–15(–24) mm wide, body 28–48(–74) × 6–8 mm.

globose to narrowly ellipsoid, not twisted, wings (10–)15–20(–25) mm wide, body 35–55(–75) × 7–9 mm.2n = 14.

= 14.