Flora of North America species comparison

glandular throughout.

glandular distally.

blades spatulate or obovate to oblanceolate, 0.7–4 × (0.1–)0.5–1.2 cm, strigose adaxially, less so abaxially, sparsely glandular on both surfaces.

blades spatulate to oblong or oblanceolate, 1–6 × 0.3–1.5 cm, margins ciliate, otherwise glabrous.

open to densely branched, 0.5–2 dm;

bracts 1–5 × 0.5–3 mm, 3(–5) at first node and linear to ovate, otherwise distinct or basally connate and linear to triangular, ciliate and glandular;

awns 1–3 mm.

open to densely branched, 0.8–1.7 dm;

bracts at first node 4–5, triangular to lanceolate, 2–10 × 0.5–4(–8) mm, with awn 0.5–1 mm, sparsely glandular, bracts at remaining nodes 3, forming an orbiculate to somewhat triangular perfoliate disk mostly 1–2.5 cm across, glabrous or glandular, with awn 1–3 mm, terminal bracts 0.5–2 × 0.1–0.4 mm, sometimes merely acerose, with awn 0.5–2 mm.

deflexed, stout, 0.2–0.5 cm at proximal nodes, sometimes absent.

erect, stout, 0.3–0.8 mm at proximal nodes, sometimes absent.

1.5–2 mm, typically glabrous, rarely with few scattered hairs abaxially;

teeth 4;

awns reddish, 2.5–3 mm.

2–5 mm, glabrous or sparsely glandular abaxially;

teeth 4;

awns reddish, 2–3 mm.

2–4(–7);

perianth white to pink, 1–1.5 mm, strigose and sparsely glandular abaxially;

tepals dimorphic, entire, those of outer whorl oval to ovate and strigose abaxially, those of inner elliptic to oval or ovate and glabrous or sometimes pubescent adaxially at base;

filaments 1–1.5 mm, glabrous;

anthers cream to red, oval, 0.2 mm.

5–10;

perianth white or yellowish green to pink, 1.5–2.5 mm, echinulate and sparsely glandular abaxially;

tepals monomorphic, lanceolate to ovate;

filaments 1–1.5 mm, papillate basally;

anthers pink to red, oval, 0.2–0.5 mm.

dark brown to maroon, 1–1.5 mm.

dark brown to maroon, 1.5–2 mm.

= 40.

= 40.