1	"Stem, phyllaries, and often leaves densely short-stalked-glandular; stems 2--7 cm; leaves linear"	"Oreostemma peirsonii"
1	"Stem, phyllaries, and leaves glandless, glabrous or long-soft-hairy; stems 4--70 cm; leaves oblanceolate"	2
2	"Herbage, phyllaries +- glabrous to +- long-soft-hairy, always some hairs distally on peduncle and proximally on phyllaries; phyllaries leaf-like in texture and color or with a tan, slightly hardened base, outer proximally 0.8--1.2 mm wide, 1-veined"	"Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii"
2	"Herbage, phyllaries glabrous; phyllaries strongly hardened, proximally straw-colored, outer proximally 1.5--2 mm wide, 3-veined, veins dividing phyllary into 4 bands"	"Oreostemma elatum"