Flora of North America species comparison

spreading to decumbent or procumbent, much-branched, stout, rarely filiform, distal portion glandular-pubescent.

spreading, decumbent, or procumbent, glabrous, nodes frequently purple tinged.

axillary fascicles absent;

basal rosette or tuft of ascending leaves usually present;

basal blades linear, 10–30 mm, succulent, apex apiculate, glabrous;

cauline leaves conspicuously connate basally, forming shallow, scarious cup, blade linear, fleshy, apex apiculate, glabrous;

proximal blades 6–15(–20) mm, distal blades rarely subulate, (2.5–)3.5–7(–9) mm.

basal leaves in rosette of broadly linear, fleshy leaves, or absent with primary or secondary tufts of ascending, linear basal leaves, these usually less fleshy than rosette leaves (rosettes rarely present in plants occurring north of Washington);

cauline leaf blades: proximal 6–15 mm, distal 3–5 mm, glabrous.

slender to stout, glabrous or glandular-pubescent distally.

slender to stout, glabrous.

axillary, 5-merous;

calyx bases glabrous or glandular-pubescent;

sepals ovate to orbiculate, (2–)2.5–3.5 mm, hyaline margins whitish, occasionally purple tinged on margins or apex, apex obtuse to rounded, glabrous or glandular-pubescent, remaining appressed following capsule dehiscence;

petals elliptic to nearly orbiculate, (1.5–)2–2.5(–3) mm, shorter than sepals;

stamens 10.

calyx glabrous;

sepals ovate to nearly orbiculate, (2–)2.5–3(–3.5) mm;

petals elliptic to orbiculate, (1.5–)2–2.5(–3) mm, slightly shorter than sepals.

(3–)3.5–4.5 mm, exceeding sepals, dehiscing ca. 1/4 length.

(3–)3.5–4(–4.5) mm.

reddish brown, reniform with abaxial groove absent, plump, 0.5 mm, smooth or slightly pebbled.

smooth to slightly pebbled.

= 46, 66.