Flora of North America species comparison

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, (1.5–)2.5–8 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes simple and short-stalked, 2-rayed, to 1 mm, sparsely pubescent or glabrous distally.

3 to many per caudex branch, arising from margin of rosette near ground surface, 3.5–6 dm, pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 2–4-rayed, 0.2–0.3 mm, glabrous distally.

blade oblanceolate, 1–7 mm wide, margins entire or dentate, ciliate along petiole, trichomes (simple), to 0.7 mm, surfaces moderately to densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 5–8-rayed, 0.15–0.4 mm.

blade oblanceolate, 3–7 mm wide, margins dentate, ciliate proximally, trichomes (simple), to 0.3 mm, surfaces pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 4–8-rayed, 0.05–0.2 mm.

(8–)15–40, concealing stem proximally;

blade auricles 1–3 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves usually sparsely pubescent.

5–10, not concealing stem;

blade auricles 0.5–1 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves glabrous.

(15–)30–90-flowered, usually unbranched.

10–18-flowered, usually unbranched.

descending to pendent at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals usually white, rarely lavender, 4–6 × 0.8–1.5 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

divaricate-ascending at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals lavender, 4–6 × 1–1.5 mm, glabrous;

pollen spheroid.

reflexed, abruptly recurved at base, otherwise straight, 4–13 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, trichomes usually simple.

divaricate-descending, straight, 5–10 mm, glabrous.

strongly reflexed, usually appressed to rachis, rarely somewhat secund, straight, edges parallel, 3.5–6 cm × 0.9–1.5 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 70–126 per ovary;

style 0.2–0.5 mm.

divaricate-descending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, curved, edges parallel, 4–6 cm × 1.5–1.8 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 60–70 per ovary;

style 0.1–0.4 mm.

uniseriate, 1–1.4 × 0.8–1 mm;

wing continuous (rarely absent), to 0.1 mm wide.

uniseriate, 1.5–2 × 1–1.3 mm;

wing distal, ca. 0.1 mm wide.

= 14.