Flora of North America species comparison

sparsely to densely glandular.

blades linear to linear-oblanceolate, 1–4.5 × 0.1–0.7 cm, densely hirsute, sparsely glandular.

open to diffuse, 0.5–4 dm;

bracts (2–)3(–4) at first node, otherwise 2–3 and distinct or basally connate, linear to subulate or triangular, 1–18 × 0.5–4 mm, scalelike or sometimes leaflike, hirsute and glandular;

awns 0.2–0.5 mm, often absent at distal nodes.

occasionally absent at distal nodes, erect or deflexed, slender, 0.5–1.5 cm.

1–2 mm, typically glabrous, rarely with few scattered hairs abaxially;

teeth (3–)4;

awns grayish, 0.5–3 mm.

2–6;

perianth white to pink, 1–2 mm, glabrous or strigose and sparsely glandular abaxially;

tepals dimorphic, margins essentially entire, those of outer whorl elliptic to ovate and pubescent adaxially, those of inner whorl elliptic or oblong to narrowly ovate and glabrous or sometimes strigose adaxially proximally;

filaments 0.5–1.5 mm, glabrous;

anthers cream to red, oval, 0.2–0.3 mm.

yellow-brown to maroon, 2–2.5 mm.

= 40.