Flora of North America species comparison

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, 0.9–3 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 5–12-rayed, 0.1–0.3 mm, sparsely pubescent to glabrescent distally.

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, 0.6–2(–3) dm, glabrous throughout.

blade linear-oblanceolate, 2–5 mm wide, margins entire, not ciliate, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 5–12(–16)-rayed, 0.1–0.3 mm.

blade narrowly oblanceolate, 1–7 mm wide, margins entire, ciliate proximally, trichomes (simple mixed with a few short-stalked, 2-rayed ones) 0.1–0.4 mm, surfaces glabrous.

1–5, not concealing stem;

blade without auricles, surfaces of distalmost leaves pubescent.

2–4, not concealing stem;

blade auricles (0–)0.2–1 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves usually glabrous, rarely ciliate proximally.

4–15(–20)-flowered, unbranched.

2–5-flowered, unbranched.

ascending at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals purple to lavender, 3.5–6 × 1–1.5 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

erect to ascending at anthesis;

sepals glabrous;

petals white to dark lavender, 4–8 × 1–2.5 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

ascending, straight, 4–15(–25) mm, pubescent, trichomes appressed, branched.

ascending, straight, 4–10 mm, glabrous.

divaricate-ascending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, straight, edges parallel, 4–7.3 cm × 2.7–4 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 44–52 per ovary;

style 0.05–0.1 mm.

suberect to ascending, usually not appressed to rachis, not secund, straight to curved, edges often somewhat undulate (not parallel), 2.5–6.5 cm × 3–7 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 10–20 per ovary;

style 0.05–0.3 mm.

uniseriate, 1.9–2.3 mm in diam.;

wing continuous, 0.3–0.5 mm wide.

uniseriate, 3–6 × 2–4 mm;

wing continuous, 1.3–2.5 mm wide.