Flora of North America species comparison

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette, elevated above ground surface on woody base, 1.5–2.5 dm, glabrous throughout.

1 or several per caudex branch, arising from center or margin of rosette near ground surface, 2–3.6 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes simple and short-stalked, 2-rayed, 0.1–0.8 mm, glabrous distally.

blade oblanceolate, 3–8 mm wide, margins entire, ciliate proximally, trichomes (simple), 0.2–0.7 mm, surfaces glabrous or sparsely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 2–4-rayed, 0.2–0.4 mm.

blade oblanceolate to linear-oblanceolate, 1–3(–5) mm wide, margins entire or minutely toothed, ciliate proximally, trichomes (simple), to 0.7 mm, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 3–6-rayed, 0.07–0.3 mm.

6–12, sometimes concealing stem proximally;

blade auricles 0.5–2.5 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves glabrous.

(5–)9–16, often concealing stem proximally;

blade auricles 0.5–1.5 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves glabrous.

3–7-flowered, unbranched.

10–33-flowered, usually unbranched.

divaricate-ascending at anthesis;

sepals glabrous;

petals creamy white, 8–11 × 2–2.5 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

divaricate-ascending at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals lavender to purple, 4–5 × 0.5–0.8 mm, glabrous;

pollen spheroid.

strongly curved proximally, 4–6 mm, glabrous.

divaricate-ascending to horizontal, straight, 5–13(–17) mm, usually densely pubescent, rarely glabrous, trichomes appressed, 2- or 3-rayed.

pendent, not appressed to rachis, not secund, straight to slightly curved, edges undulate (not parallel), 3.5–6 cm × 2.5–3.5 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 14–22 per ovary;

style 0.5–1 mm.

divaricate-ascending to descending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, usually curved, edges parallel, 3.5–6.5 cm × 0.8–1.2 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 56–78 per ovary;

style 0.1–0.4 mm.

uniseriate, 3–4 × 1.5–2 mm;

wing distal and proximal, 0.3–0.6 mm wide.

uniseriate, 1–1.2 × 0.7–1 mm;

wing often continuous, 0.05–0.15 mm wide.