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 distally, (0.6–)1.7–4.5(–5) dm, (usually pubescent throughout, rarely subglabrate, coarsely hirsute, trichomes simple, mixed with forked ones).

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(–3) cm, (ciliate);

blade oblanceolate to obovate, (1–)2–5(–9) cm × (5–)8–18(–22) mm, margins entire or repand to dentate, (ciliate), apex obtuse, surfaces pubescent or glabrous, trichomes simple and forked, sometimes mixed with 3-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.

3–6 (or 7);

blade oblong, 1–3(–6) cm × 2–7(–15) mm, base not auriculate, margins entire or dentate, (ciliate or not), apex obtuse, surfaces pubescent as basal leaves or glabrous.

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–)6–8 × 1.5–2 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals purple or pink, spatulate, (10–)12–15(–16) × (3–)4–5 mm, apex obtuse;

filaments (4–)5–8 mm;

anthers narrowly oblong, 1.2–1.8 mm.

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

ascending to erect, 5–10 mm, (pubescent or 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.

erect or nearly so, slightly torulose, (3–)4.5–6 cm × 1.5–2 mm;

valves each with prominent midvein;

ovules 24–30 per ovary;

style 0.5–1 mm.

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

wing to 0.1 mm wide distally.

narrowly winged distally or not winged, oblong, 1.8–2.2 × ca. 1 mm;

wing ca. 0.1 mm wide.

= 32.