Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending or spreading, radiating from axils of basal rosette leaves, sometimes purple tinged, many-branched, slender.

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.

axillary fascicles absent;

basal in primary rosettes, secondary rosettes absent, blade subulate to linear, to 20(–30) mm, fleshy, apex apiculate, glabrous;

cauline connate basally into shallow cup, blade often purplish, subulate to linear, 4–16 mm, becoming shorter toward stem apex, scarious, apex apiculate, glabrous.

slender to stout, glabrous or glandular-pubescent distally.

filiform, 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.

mostly terminal, 4-merous or 4- and 5-merous;

calyx base glabrous;

sepals frequently purplish, nearly orbiculate to elliptic, 1.5–2 mm, hyaline margins nearly always purple, sometimes only at apex, apex rounded, glabrous, remaining appressed following capsule dehiscence;

petals narrowly elliptic, 1.5–2 mm, equaling to slightly shorter than sepals;

stamens 8 or 10.

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

2–3 mm, usually shorter than sepals, dehiscing to base.

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

brown, obliquely triangular with abaxial groove, 0.5 mm, lateral surfaces frequently with elongate ridges, abaxial surface appearing smooth to pebbled.

= 56, 88.