Flora of North America species comparison

creeping and ascending, branched, not bearing rosettes.

procumbent, becoming erect, (reddish-shiny proximally), long-branched, not bearing rosettes.

creeping or ascending, simple, 10–25 cm;

leaf blades narrowly oblanceolate-elliptic, base short-spurred;

offsets not formed.

erect, simple or branched, 2–4 cm;

leaf blades orbiculate to broadly ovate, base not spurred;

offsets not formed.

in whorls of 3, spreading, sessile;

blade pale yellowish green, not glaucous, narrowly rhombic-elliptic to widely lanceolate, subterete, 10–25 × 4–6 mm, base spurred, not scarious, apex subacute.

alternate, (densely set), erect to slightly spreading, sessile;

blade green with prominent red dots, not glaucous, sometimes waxy, orbiculate to broadly obovate, semiterete, 2.5–3.5(–5) × 2–2.5 mm, base not spurred, not scarious, apex rounded to acute.

dense cymes or corymbs, 8–40-flowered, (1–)2–4-branched;

branches spreading to widely ascending, sometimes forked;

bracts similar to leaves, smaller.

subscorpioid cymes, 10–20-flowered, simple to 2-branched;

branches erect to spreading or recurved, sometimes forked;

bracts oblong, ca. 3 mm, base broadly spurred.

absent or to 0.5 mm.

absent.

5-merous;

sepals spreading, distinct basally, green, widely lanceolate to oblong, often unequal, 3.5–5 × 0.8–1.5 mm, apex acute or obtuse;

petals spreading, slightly connate, yellowish, lanceolate to oblong, not carinate, 5–8 mm, apex long-mucronate;

filaments yellow;

anthers reddish;

nectar scales orange, rectangular-spatulate.

5-merous;

sepals suberect, distinct basally, greenish, sometimes with reddish striations, subovate, unequal, 2–2.5 × 0.1–1.6 mm, apex obtuse, (papillose);

petals erect to spreading, distinct, yellow with prominent, short, longitudinal red stripes, lanceolate, carinate, 4.5–5 mm, apex subobtuse, narrowly mucronate;

filaments whitish or pale yellow;

anthers yellow;

nectar scales inconspicuous.

stellately patent in fruit, distinct, yellow-green.

spreading in fruit, distinct, tan or brown with reddish striations.

= ca. 72.

= 52, 53, 104.