Flora of North America species comparison

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, 2–7 dm, sparsely to densely pubescent proximally, trichomes subsessile, sub-malpighiaceous, 0.3–0.6 mm, glabrous distally.

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, 1–3 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 4–7-rayed, 0.1–0.5 mm, mixed proximally with simple and short- to long-stalked, 2- or 3-rayed ones, to 1.5 mm, moderately pubescent distally.

blade oblanceolate, 3–7 mm wide, margins entire, ciliate proximally, trichomes (simple), to 0.8 mm, surfaces sparsely to densely pubescent, trichomes subsessile, 2–5-rayed, 0.2–0.55 mm.

blade linear-oblanceolate, 1.5–3 mm wide, margins entire, ciliate proximally, trichomes (simple and 2- or 3-rayed), to 1.5 mm, surfaces moderately pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 4–7-rayed, 0.3–0.6 mm.

7–17, often concealing stem proximally;

blade auricles 2–5 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves sparsely pubescent or glabrous.

9–17, concealing stem proximally;

blade auricles absent, surfaces of distalmost leaves moderately pubescent.

19–39-flowered, usually unbranched.

8–35-flowered, usually unbranched.

divaricate to pendent at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals white to pale lavender, 6–7 × 1.2–2 mm, glabrous;

pollen spheroid.

pendent at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals yellowish proximally and brick-red distally or, rarely, one color throughout, 9–10 × 0.8–1 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

reflexed, recurved proximally, 5–13 mm, glabrous.

reflexed, straight, 1.5–2 mm, pubescent, trichomes appressed, branched.

reflexed, rarely appressed to rachis, not secund, straight, edges parallel, 4–7(–8.5) cm × 2–2.3 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 88–104 per ovary;

style 0.3–0.7 mm.

(immature) reflexed, often appressed to rachis, not secund, straight, edges parallel, ca. 4 cm;

valves pubescent throughout;

style ca. 0.3 mm.

sub-biseriate, 2–2.5 × 1.1–1.5 mm;

wing continuous, 0.15–0.25 mm wide.

not seen.