Flora of North America species comparison

simple or few from base (caudex), erect, usually unbranched, rarely branched (few) distally, (0.7–)1–3.8(–4.5) dm, (glabrous throughout or sparsely pubescent basally to distally).

simple or few from base (rosette), erect, unbranched or branched (few) distally, 3–7 dm, (hirsute basally, glabrous distally).

petiole (0.4–)1–3(–4.5) cm, (glabrous or sparsely ciliate);

blades oblanceolate, spatulate, or obovate, (0.7–)1.2–3 cm × 5–17(–22) mm, margins entire or dentate, (often ciliate), apex obtuse, surfaces glabrous or sparsely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, forked and simple.

petiole 0.5–2 cm, (ciliate or not);

blade spatulate, oblanceolate, or obovate, 1.5–6 cm × 5–15 mm, margins dentate, apex obtuse or acute, abaxial surface moderately to sparsely pubescent, trichomes subsessile stellate, adaxial surface subglabrate or sparsely stellate.

(2 or) 3–5 (or 6);

blade linear, oblong, obovate, or oblanceolate, 0.7–3(–4) cm × 3–8 mm, base cuneate, not auriculate, margins usually entire, rarely few-toothed, apex obtuse, surfaces usually glabrous, rarely margins ciliate.

7–26;

blade oblong, lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate, 1.5–7 cm × 3–18 mm, base auriculate to subamplexicaul, margins dentate or entire, apex acute or obtuse, pubescent as basal leaves except distalmost leaves often glabrous.

simple, (dense or lax).

often simple.

sepals (greenish), oblong, 3–4 × 1.5–2 mm, (usually glabrous, rarely with few trichomes subapically), lateral pair saccate basally;

petals white, spatulate, 7–11 × 2.5–4 mm, apex rounded;

filaments 3.5–5 mm;

anthers oblong, 0.8–1 mm.

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

petals white, narrowly spatulate or oblanceolate, 6–9 × 1–1.5 mm, apex obtuse;

filaments 3–4.5 mm;

anthers oblong, 0.8–1 mm.

suberect, ascending, or divaricate, (2–)4–17(–22) mm, (glabrous).

erect to erect-ascending, 7–16 mm, (glabrous).

ascending to suberect, (not appressed to rachis), slightly torulose, sometimes slightly curved, strongly flattened, (2–)2.5–4(–4.6) cm × 1.7–2.2 mm;

valves each with prominent midvein extending full length;

ovules 14–26 per ovary;

style 0.5–1.2(–1.6) mm, (slender).

erect to erect-ascending, (often subappressed to rachis), smooth, 4–7 cm × 0.7–0.8 mm;

valves each with midvein extending full length or to middle;

ovules 38–44 per ovary;

style 0.7–1.8 mm.

winged distally, oblong to broadly ovate, (1.5–)1.8–2.5(–3) × 1–1.3 mm;

wing (0.2–)0.4–0.8(–1) mm wide.

narrowly winged throughout, oblong, 0.9–1.9 × 0.5–0.7 mm;

wing to 0.1 mm wide distally.