Flora of North America species comparison

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

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

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.

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.

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.

(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.

often simple.

simple, (dense).

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.

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.

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

ascending to erect, (3–)5–10(–15) mm.

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.

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.

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

wing to 0.1 mm wide distally.

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

wing 0.2–0.4 mm wide (wider distally).

= 16.