Flora of North America species comparison

erect, glabrous.

erect, glabrous.

alternate;

sessile or subsessile;

blade spatulate proximally to linear or narrowly elliptic distally, (5–)10–20(–40) × (0.5–)1–3(–5) mm, base acute or obtuse, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces glabrous.

sometimes with basal rosette at anthesis; alternate;

sessile or subsessile, proximal leaves sometimes with narrow, petiolelike base to 2 mm;

basal blade spatulate, cauline obovate, oblanceolate, or spatulate proximally, becoming lanceolate distally, basal to 30–60 × 5–15 mm, cauline 8–45 × 2–8(–12) mm, succulent, base cuneate or acute, apex usually acute, sometimes obtuse or rounded proximally, surfaces glabrous.

capitate to densely cylindric, (0.5–)1–2(–4) × 0.5–1.4 cm;

peduncle 0.3–2.5(–3) cm;

bracts subpersistent to tardily deciduous, subulate.

capitate, usually 2.5–3(–5) × 1.8–2.5 cm;

peduncle 1–15 cm;

bracts usually deciduous, narrowly ovate to linear-lanceolate.

0.4–1.5 mm, glabrous.

winged, 2–2.5 mm, glabrous.

usually pink, purple, or reddish purple, rarely white, sometimes greenish tinged, sepals sometimes pink or white, 4–6 mm;

sepals oval, elliptic-ovate, or lanceolate, 1–3 mm;

wings ovate to broadly elliptic, (2.6–)4.5–6.3 × (1–)2.5–3.5 mm, apex obtuse to broadly rounded, sometimes minutely apiculate, rarely acute;

keel 2.5–3 mm, crest 2-parted, with 2–4 lobes on each side.

bright yellow, drying pale yellow to dark greenish brown, 6–9 mm;

sepals decurrent on pedicel, deltate-subulate to ovate, 1.5–2.5 mm, ciliolate;

wings oblong, elliptic, or obovate, 4.5–9 × 2–4 mm, apex acuminate, acumen 0.5–0.8 mm, involute;

keel 5–6 mm, crest 2-parted, with 2–4 2-fid lobes on each side.

usually with flattened, sterile base, cuneate-subglobose, 2.5–3 × 2–2.5 mm, margins not winged (sometimes with raised rim).

obovoid, ellipsoid or subglobose, 1.5–2 × 1.5–2 mm, margins not winged.

1.3–1.7 mm, pubescent;

aril 1–1.3 mm, lobes usually (1/2–)2/3 to ± length of seed, rarely minute.

1.2–1.6 mm, pubescent;

aril 1.1–1.6 mm, lobes subequal to or greater than length of seed.

= 64, 68.