Flora of North America species comparison

simple or few from base (caudex), erect, unbranched or branched (few) distally, 0.6–2.5(–3) dm, (usually pubescent throughout, rarely subglabrate).

simple or several from base (rosette), erect, often branched distally, (1.8–)2.5–4.5(–5.5) dm, (hirsute at least basally).

petiole 0.5–3(–6) cm, (ciliate);

blade oblanceolate, spatulate, or obovate, (1.5–)2.1–3.5(–6) cm × (5–)8–20(–25) mm, margins entire or dentate, (ciliate), apex obtuse, surfaces pubescent or glabrous, trichomes simple and forked, sometimes mixed with 3- or 4-rayed stellate ones.

petiole (0.7–)2–5 cm;

blade usually ovate to oblanceolate, rarely cordate, (0.8–)1.5–3 cm × 5–17 mm, margins dentate or serrate, surfaces sparsely to densely pubescent, trichomes simple or forked.

(2 or) 3–6 (or 7);

blade oblong or ovate, 1–2(–4) cm × (2–)4–10(–15) mm, base not auriculate, margins entire or dentate, (ciliate), apex obtuse, surfaces pubescent as basal leaves.

(5–)8–20(–27), (overlapping or not);

blade ovate to oblong or lanceolate, (2–)3–7.5(–9) cm × (10–)13–25(–35) mm, base amplexicaul, margins usually dentate or serrate, sometimes entire, surfaces hirsute.

simple, (dense).

branched.

sepals (purple), oblong, 5–7 × 1.5–2 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals purple, spatulate or broadly so, (12–)14–18 × 4–7 mm, apex obtuse or rounded;

filaments 6–8 mm;

anthers narrowly oblong, 1.2–1.5 mm.

sepals oblong, 2.5–4.5 × 1–1.5 mm, lateral pair slightly saccate basally;

petals white, spatulate, (5–)6–9 × 2–3.5 mm, apex obtuse;

filaments 3–5 mm;

anthers oblong, 0.8–1.2 mm.

ascending to erect, (3–)5–10(–15) mm.

ascending to divaricate-ascending, (7–)10–20(–24) mm, (glabrous or sparsely pubescent).

erect or nearly so, slightly torulose, 2–4 cm × 2–3 mm;

valves each with prominent midvein extending full length or rarely to middle;

ovules 20–28 per ovary;

style 0.2–1(–1.5) mm.

divaricate to erect-ascending, (not appressed to rachis), torulose, 2.2–4.6 cm × 0.8–1.2mm;

valves each with prominent midvein extending to middle or full length;

ovules 16–28 per ovary;

style 0.5–2 mm, (slender).

narrowly winged throughout, orbicular or suborbicular, 2–2.5 mm in diam.;

wing 0.2–0.4 mm wide (wider distally).

narrowly winged distally, oblong, 1–1.6 × 0.6–0.8 mm;

wing 0.05–0.1 mm.

= 16.