Flora of North America species comparison

spreading, not imbricate;

blade linear, 5–20 × 1–2 mm, margins entire or finely serrulate, glabrous.

spreading, imbricate;

blade linear to spatulate, 4–10 × 1–1.3 mm, margins finely glandular-serrulate, abaxial surface glabrous or glandular.

spikelike, 8–30-flowered.

umbellate, 1–6-flowered.

10–15 mm, glandular;

bracteoles 2.

10–30 mm, glandular;

bracteoles 2.

nodding;

sepals narrowly ovate to lanceolate, 3–4.5 mm, margins ciliate distally, glabrous abaxially;

corolla white, pink, or purplish, campanulate, not constricted at mouth, 7–9 mm, not glandular, lobes recurved, 3–4 mm;

stamens 9–10, exserted;

filaments 5–8 mm, ciliate proximally;

anthers purple, 1.5–2.5 mm;

ovary globose, 1–2 mm, densely glandular;

style exserted, 6–8 mm.

nodding;

sepals linear to lanceolate, 3–4 mm, margins not ciliate, glandular abaxially;

corolla purple, urceolate, constricted at mouth, 4–9 mm, glandular, lobes recurved, ca. 1 mm;

stamens 8–10, included;

filaments 3–3.5 mm, glabrous;

anthers 1.2–1.5 mm;

ovary globose, 2–2.5 mm, glandular;

style included, 4–5 mm.

5-valved, globose, 3–3.5 mm, glandular-hairy.

5-valved, globose, 2.5–3.5 mm, glandular.

= 24.