Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent, becoming erect or ascending, branched, not bearing true rosettes.

erect, usually simple, rarely branched, 6–10 cm;

leaf blades suborbiculate to spatulate-obovate or oblong, base not spurred;

offsets not formed.

opposite and decussate (rarely alternate), spreading, sessile;

blade green or reddish green, not glaucous, suborbiculate to spatulate-obovate or oblong, subterete, ± globular, 4–9 × 4–6 mm, base slightly subcordate, (clasping), not scarious, apex rounded.

terminal cymes, 5–25-flowered, 2–3-branched;

branches recurved to erect, forked or not;

bracts similar to leaves or elliptic to broadly lanceolate, 2–5 mm, base clasping, apex obtuse to acute.

0.5–4 mm (sometimes enlarged apically).

5(–7)-merous;

sepals erect, connate basally, green, ovate, equal, 2–3 × 1.5–2 mm, apex obtuse;

petals erect basally, spreading distally, usually distinct, sometimes slightly connate basally, yellow, elliptic-lanceolate, not or only slightly carinate, ca. 6 mm, apex acute or obtuse with mucronate appendage;

filaments yellow;

anthers yellow;

nectar scales yellow, subquadrate.

widely spreading in fruit, firmly connate basally, red to light reddish brown or straw colored.

= 16.