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.

1 to several per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette or arising laterally proximal to sterile shoots, somewhat elevated on woody base or from ground surface, 2–5(–9) dm, usually glabrous proximally, rarely sparsely pubescent, trichomes simple and short-stalked, 2- or 3-rayed, 0.1–0.5 mm, glabrous distally.

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 oblanceolate, (3–)5–15 mm wide, margins dentate, ciliate at least along petiole, trichomes to 1 mm, surfaces pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 2–6-rayed, 0.1–0.5 mm.

1–5, not concealing stem;

blade without auricles, surfaces of distalmost leaves pubescent.

5–17(–21), sometimes concealing stem proximally;

blade auricles 0.5–3.5(–5.5) mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves glabrous.

4–15(–20)-flowered, unbranched.

10–30(–70)-flowered, usually unbranched.

ascending at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

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

pollen ellipsoid.

ascending at anthesis;

sepals glabrous;

petals lavender, 6.5–8.5 × 1–2.5 mm, glabrous;

pollen spheroid.

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

horizontal, gently curved downward, 10–27 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.

widely pendent, not appressed to rachis, not secund, usually curved, edges parallel, 3–7 cm × 1.8–2.5 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 100–160 per ovary;

style 0.2–0.5 mm.

uniseriate, 1.9–2.3 mm in diam.;

wing continuous, 0.3–0.5 mm wide.

sub-biseriate, 1.1–1.6 × 0.9–1.1 mm;

wing continuous, 0.1–0.2 mm wide.