Flora of North America species comparison

without prominent 1-directional orientation;

blades (filiform or linear to oblanceolate) 20–40(–50) × 1–5(–10) mm, apices usually rounded, faces sparsely strigose to hirsuto-strigose.

often mostly with 1-directional orientation to one side of stems;

blades (30–)40–60 × 1–4 mm, apices usually acute, faces glabrate to sparsely strigose.

15–49;

corollas 6–10 mm.

26–50;

corollas 8–13 mm.

3.5–4(–5) mm.

4–5.5 mm.

0.5–0.8 mm wide, margins usually thick or only with narrow scarious rims, midnerves usually not distinct and orange-resinous, abaxial faces glabrate to sparsely strigose, sometimes sparsely, obscurely glandular;

inner phyllaries 3.2–4.5 mm.

0.5–0.8 mm wide, margins usually thick or only with narrow scarious rims, midnerves usually not distinct and orange-resinous, abaxial faces glabrate to sparsely strigose, sometimes sparsely, obscurely glandular;

inner phyllaries (4–)5–6 mm.

= 18.