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.

1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, 0.5–1 dm, puberulent proximally, trichomes (scattered), simple, 0.02–0.1 mm, similarly pubescent 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 oblong-oblanceolate, 1–2 mm wide, margins entire, ciliate distally, trichomes (simple), 0.02–0.1 mm, surfaces glabrous.

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

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

3–7, not concealing stem;

blade auricles absent, surfaces of distalmost leaves glabrous.

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

4–7-flowered, unbranched.

descending to pendent at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

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

pollen ellipsoid.

ascending at anthesis;

sepals glabrous;

petals lavender, 4–5 × 1–1.2 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

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

ascending, straight, 5–9 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.

ascending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, straight, edges parallel, 2.5–3 cm × 1–1.5 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 30–34 per ovary;

style ca. 0.5 mm.

uniseriate, 1–1.4 × 0.8–1 mm;

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

uniseriate, ca. 1.2 × 0.8 mm;

wing distal or continuous, ca. 0.1 mm wide.

= 14.