Flora of North America species comparison

erect, glabrous.

erect, sometimes very slightly glaucous, puberulent, hairs incurved.

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.

alternate;

sessile or subsessile;

blade linear-lanceolate, linear, or linear-acicular, (3–)7–15 × 0.6–1.3 mm, base acute, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces subglabrous or 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.

loosely cylindric (flowering portion may appear subcapitate from deciduous fruit), (1–)1.5–7.8 ×0.4–0.8 cm;

peduncle 0.2–1 cm;

bracts deciduous, ovate to lanceolate-ovate.

0.4–1.5 mm, glabrous.

0.5 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.

white, greenish veined, wings with green or purple longitudinal stripe, keel green to purplish brown, (2.7–)2.9–4.7 mm;

sepals oblong-ovate, 1.3 mm;

wings spatulate-obovate, (2.4–)2.7–4.5 × 1.3–1.6 mm, apex acute to obtuse;

keel 2.8 mm, crest 2-parted, with 3 usually divided 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).

oblong-ellipsoid, 3–4.5 × 1.6–2 mm, abaxial locule not winged, adaxial locule slightly longer, winged, wing very narrow.

1.3–1.7 mm, pubescent;

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

2.5–3 mm, puberulent, coat with rows of pits 0.05 mm wide;

aril 1–1.9 mm, lobes (1/2–)2/3 to subequal length of seed.

= 32, 34.