Flora of North America species comparison

thick, fleshy, densely brownish-tomentose.

5–90 cm;

internodes glaucous, glabrous.

erect or ascending, unbranched or sparsely branched, 30–105 cm;

internodes arachnoid-pubescent.

spirally arranged, sessile;

blade linear-lanceolate, 5–50 × 0.2–3 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), apex acuminate, glaucous, glabrous.

spirally arranged, sessile;

blade linear-lanceolate, 10–35 × 0.7–2.8 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), apex acuminate, arachnoid-pubescent, especially on sheaths.

terminal, often axillary;

bracts foliaceous.

terminal, often axillary;

bracts foliaceous.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 0.8–3 cm, glandular-puberulent, rarely glabrous or glabrescent;

sepals 4–11 mm, glandular-puberulent, usually with apical tuft of eglandular hairs, occasionally with scattered eglandular hairs among glandular, rarely glabrous or glabrescent;

petals distinct, bright blue to rose or magenta, broadly ovate, not clawed, 6–16 mm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 1–2.3 cm, pilose or villous with eglandular or mixed eglandular, glandular hairs;

sepals 5–14 mm, pubescent with mixture of glandular, eglandular hairs;

petals distinct, bright blue-violet, rarely rose or white, broadly ovate, not clawed, 15–18 mm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

4–7 mm.

6–8 mm.

2–4 mm.

3–4 mm;

hilum as long as seed.

= 12, 24.