Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions, Vol. 2 of 3: From Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundary of Virginia, and From the Atlantic Ocean Westward to the 102d Meridian
A genus of about 12 species, all but 1 or 2 natives of America. In addition to the following, about 4 others occur in the western and southwestern United States.
Flowers 5 - 8 broad; sepals deciduous. Stamens 10 - 30; capsule globose. 1. Stamens only 5; capsule oval. 2. Flowers Io - 15 broad; sepals persistent. 3.
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