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 caudex, erect, unbranched or rarely branched (few) distally, (1–)1.5–4(–5) dm, (glabrous throughout or sparsely pubescent proximally).

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 0.5–2.5(–3) cm;

blade oblanceolate to obovate, (0.6–)1–3.5(–4.5) cm × (3–)5–15(–20) mm, margins entire or dentate, (not ciliate), apex obtuse, surfaces uniformly pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, stellate.

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.

3 or 4(–6);

blade linear, oblong or oblanceolate, 1–3(–4) cm × (1.5–)3–7(–10) mm, base cuneate, not auriculate, margins usually entire, rarely few-toothed, apex obtuse, surfaces glabrous or sparsely pubescent at least along margin.

often simple.

simple.

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 (greenish), oblong, 2.5–4 × 1–1.5 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals white, oblanceolate, 7–9 × 2.5–3.5 mm, apex rounded;

filaments 2.5–4 mm;

anthers oblong, 0.8–1 mm; (gynophore to 0.5 mm).

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

ascending to divaricate, (5–)8–20 mm, (glabrous).

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.

divaricate, slightly torulose, sometimes slightly curved, slightly flattened, (1.3–)1.7–3.5(–4) cm × 1–1.5 mm;

valves each with obscure midvein extending to middle;

ovules 14–28 per ovary;

style 0.5–1.3 mm.

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

wing to 0.1 mm wide distally.

not winged, oblong, 1–1.2 × 0.5–0.6 mm.

= 32.