Flora of North America species comparison

simple or few from base (caudex), erect, usually unbranched, rarely branched (few) distally, 2.2–5.5(–6.7) dm, (usually pubescent throughout, rarely subglabrate distally, trichomes stellate).

simple or several from base (rosette), erect, often branched distally, 2–7(–10) dm, (hirsute basally, trichomes simple and minutely stalked, forked, rarely almost exclusively glabrous).

petiole 1–4(–5) cm, (rarely minutely ciliate near base);

blade oblanceolate to obovate, (0.8–)2–4.5(–6) cm × (4–)10–20(–25) mm, margins entire, repand, or dentate, (not ciliate), apex obtuse, surfaces pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, stellate.

petiole 0.7–3 cm, (ciliate or not);

blade broadly spatulate to narrowly oblanceolate, 1.2–10 cm × 7–30 mm, margins entire or dentate, apex obtuse or acute, surfaces usually pubescent, sometimes glabrous, trichomes simple, forked and stalked, stellate.

(2–)4–6(–9);

blade oblong or ovate, 1–3.5(–4.5) cm × (3–)6–10(–20) mm, base not auriculate, margins entire, repand, or dentate, apex obtuse or acute, surfaces pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, stellate.

(2–)4–12(–18), (well-spaced or, rarely, overlapping);

blade ovate to oblong or lanceolate, 1.5–6.5(–10) cm × 5–30 mm, base auriculate, margins dentate or entire, apex acute or obtuse, surfaces sparsely hirsute or glabrous.

simple, (dense).

simple or branched.

sepals (purple), oblong, (4–)5–6.5(–8) × 1.5–2 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals purple, spatulate, (10–)12–16(–20) × 4–6(–7) mm, apex rounded;

filaments (4–)5–8 mm;

anthers narrowly oblong, 1.3–2 mm.

sepals oblong, 3.5–5 × 1.2–2 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals white, rarely pink, linear-oblanceolate or narrowly spatulate, (5.5–) 6.5–9(–10) × 1.5–3 mm, apex obtuse;

filaments 3.5–6 mm;

anthers oblong, 0.7–1 mm.

ascending to divaricate, 7–18(–25) mm.

erect to erect-ascending, 3.5–10(–15) mm, (glabrous or sparsely pubescent).

suberect to divaricate, sometimes slightly curved, slightly torulose, (2.8–)3.5–6 cm × 1.5–2 mm;

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

ovules 20–34 per ovary;

style 0.5–1(–1.5) mm.

erect to erect-ascending, (often appressed to rachis), torulose, 3.5–6.5 cm × 1.2–1.8(–2) mm;

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

ovules 54–80 per ovary;

style (0.1–)0.3–1 mm.

winged distally, oblong, 1.7–2.2 × 0.9–1.2 mm;

wing 0.2–0.5 mm wide.

usually narrowly winged throughout or only distally, rarely not winged, oblong or suborbicular, 1–1.8 × 0.9–1.3 mm;

wing to 0.2 mm wide distally.

= 32.

= 32, 64.