Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 0.5–1.7(–2.3) dm.

blade often somewhat fleshy, to 4 mm wide, margins often entire, sometimes 1 or 2 weak teeth per side.

(sometimes absent), usually petiolate or sessile, sometimes subsessile;

blade base not auriculate, margins usually entire or dentate, rarely lobed.

short-stalked or sessile, stellate, forked, dendritic, malpighiaceous, or simple, rarely absent.

often loosely elongated in fruit.

usually ebracteate, usually elongated in fruit.

actinomorphic;

sepals erect [ascending to spreading], lateral pair seldom saccate basally;

petals white, pink, or purple [yellow], claw present, distinct or obscure;

filaments unappendaged, not winged;

pollen 3-colpate.

oblong to narrowly oblong-lanceoloid, often curved, (0.3–)0.5–1.2(–1.5) cm × (0.8–)1.1–3(–3.6) mm, 3.5–8.3 times as long as wide;

style slender or stout, (0.3–)0.5–1.6(–2) mm.

silicles or siliques, usually dehiscent, unsegmented, terete or latiseptate [angustiseptate];

ovules 2–80[–numerous] per ovary;

style distinct or obsolete;

stigma entire or strongly 2-lobed.

usually biseriate or uniseriate (aseriate in Euclidium);

cotyledons accumbent or incumbent.

= 56.