Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending or sometimes procumbent, few- to many-branched, not filiform.

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 frequently in primary and secondary rosettes 9–45 mm diam., blade linear, 10–20 mm, not succulent, apex apiculate, rarely aristate, glabrous;

cauline not conspicuously connate basally, rarely forming inflated cup in cespitose, alpine plants, blade linear, sometimes linear-subulate in cespitose plants, 4–20(–25) mm, not fleshy, apex apiculate, glabrous.

slender to stout, glabrous or glandular-pubescent distally.

frequently recurved during capsular development, erect in fruit, 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.

axillary or terminal, 5-merous, very rarely some 4-merous;

calyx base glabrous;

sepals elliptic, 2–2.5 mm, hyaline margins white, rarely purple in alpine specimens, apex obtuse to rounded, remaining appressed following capsule dehiscence;

petals elliptic, (1–)1.5–2 mm, shorter than or equaling sepals;

stamens (5 or) 10.

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

2.5–3(–3.5) mm, 1.5–2 times sepals, dehiscing to base.

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

brown, obliquely triangular with distinct abaxial groove, 0.3–0.4 mm, smooth to slightly pebbled.

= 22.