Flora of North America species comparison

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, 0.8–6 dm, sparsely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked and simple, (scattered), 2-rayed, 0.1–0.15 mm, glabrous distally.

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, (1–)2–9 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short- to long-stalked, 2–6-rayed, 0.2–0.5 mm, rarely mixed with simple ones, to 1.5 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent distally.

blade oblanceolate, 4–10 mm wide, margins usually dentate, not ciliate, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 3- or 4-rayed, 0.1–0.2 mm.

blade broadly oblanceolate to obovate, 7–25(–50) mm wide, margins usually repand to coarsely dentate, rarely entire, not ciliate, surfaces moderately to densely pubescent, trichomes short- to long-stalked, 3–6-rayed, 0.2–0.5 mm.

7–25, concealing stem proximally;

blade auricles 1–4 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves glabrous.

(3–)8–30, not concealing stem;

blade auricles absent, surfaces of distalmost leaves sparsely pubescent.

6–20-flowered, usually unbranched.

7–25-flowered, sometimes branched.

ascending at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals dark reddish purple (drying indigo), 7–9 × 1.5–2 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

erect to ascending at anthesis;

sepals glabrous or sparsely pubescent;

petals white, 3.5–6 × 0.8–1 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

ascending, usually straight, 5–10 mm, glabrous or pubescent, trichomes spreading, simple.

erect to divaricate-ascending, straight, 3–10 mm, glabrous or pubescent, trichomes spreading, usually 2–5-rayed, rarely simple.

ascending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, curved or straight, edges parallel, (4–)6–12 cm × 1.7–2.2 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 80–100 per ovary;

style 0.2–0.5 mm.

divaricate-ascending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, usually curved, rarely straight, edges parallel, (3.5–)5–13.5 cm × 2.5–4 mm;

valves glabrous or pubescent throughout;

ovules 34–50 per ovary;

style 0.5–1.5 mm.

uniseriate, 1.2–1.7 × 0.9–1.2 mm;

wing lateral and distal, 0.1–0.2 mm wide.

uniseriate, 2.5–5(–6) × 2–3(–3.5) mm;

wing continuous, 0.7–1.8 mm wide.

= 14.