Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched or sparsely branched, to 30 cm.

2-ranked;

blade lanceolate-elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, 2.5–5 × 1–2 cm (distal leaf blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), margins ciliolate, apex acute, glabrous.

spirally arranged;

blade green, not variegated, broadly ovate to elliptic or lanceolate-elliptic, to 8 × 3 cm (distal leaf blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), succulent, base symmetric, rounded to broadly cuneate, ± glaucous.

terminal, becoming leaf-opposed, sometimes axillary from distalmost leaf axil, 1–2 cyme pairs per stem;

bracts mostly foliaceous, occasionally reduced.

terminal;

bracts similar to leaves.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 1–1.5 cm, glandular-pilose;

sepals 5–7 mm, midrib pilose with eglandular hairs;

petals distinct, white, not clawed, 8–9 mm;

stamens free;

filaments white, densely bearded with white hairs.

subsessile;

pedicels densely pilose;

sepals distinct, glabrous;

petals distinct, deep pink to reddish purple, obovate, clawed, claws basally connate forming tube;

stamens epipetalous;

filaments glabrous;

ovary glabrous.

obovoid to subglobose, 4 mm diam., glabrous.

= 18 (Mexico).