Flora of North America species comparison

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.

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, (0.8–)2–5 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 7–12-rayed, 0.1–0.2 mm, densely to sparsely pubescent distally.

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.

blade oblanceolate, 3–10 mm wide, margins entire, not ciliate, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 7–12-rayed, 0.1–0.2 mm.

9–17, concealing stem proximally;

blade auricles absent, surfaces of distalmost leaves moderately pubescent.

14–60, concealing stem for most of length;

blade auricles 0.5–4 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves densely pubescent.

8–35-flowered, usually unbranched.

20–70-flowered, usually unbranched.

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.

ascending at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals lavender, 6–9 × 0.8–1.2 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

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

divaricate-ascending, straight, 7–28 mm, pubescent, trichomes appressed, branched.

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

valves pubescent throughout;

style ca. 0.3 mm.

divaricate-ascending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, usually curved, rarely straight, edges parallel, 4.5–11 cm × 1.5–2 mm;

valves glabrous or sparsely pubescent throughout;

ovules 140–190 per ovary;

style 0.05–0.6 mm.

not seen.

sub-biseriate, 1–1.3 × 0.7–0.8 mm;

wing distal or, rarely, absent, 0.05–0.1 mm wide.