Flora of North America species comparison

erect, unbranched or branched distally, 0.4–11 dm.

erect or ascending, unbranched or branched distally, 3–12 dm.

rosulate;

petiole 0.5–3 cm;

blade obovate to broadly oblanceolate, 1–7 cm × 5–37 mm, margins coarsely dentate.

not rosulate;

petiole 1–8 cm;

blade broadly obovate or oblong to elliptic, 2–10 cm × 20–120 mm, margins usually entire, rarely coarsely dentate-sinuate.

(median) sessile;

blade oblong to broadly ovate or obovate, 2–8 cm × 10–40 mm (smaller distally, base amplexicaul), margins coarsely dentate or entire.

(distalmost) shortly petiolate;

blade lanceolate to linear, 1–3.5 cm × 3–10 mm, margins entire.

(lax), without a terminal cluster of sterile flowers.

(densely flowered), without a terminal cluster of sterile flowers.

sepals erect, (dark maroon-purple or ochroleucous to yellowish), ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 4–9.2 × 2–4 mm (equal);

petals (abaxial pair) usually stramineous to yellowish green, rarely pale purple, (adaxial pair) purple, (slightly longer), 10–18 mm, blade 4–10 × 0.5–1.5mm, crisped, claw narrowly oblong-oblanceolate, 6–10 × 1–3 mm;

filaments in 3 unequal pairs, abaxial pair 3–7 mm, lateral pair 1–5 mm, adaxial pair 4.5–9 mm;

anthers oblong, unequal, 1–3.5 mm (adaxial pair smaller).

sepals erect, (purplish or green to yellowish green), lanceolate, 7–12 × 2–3 mm (equal);

petals purple or yellowish green, (not or faintly veined),11–17.5 mm, blade 3–6 × 1.8–2.7 mm, not crisped, claw narrowly oblong to narrowly oblanceolate, 8–12 × 3–4 mm;

filaments tetradynamous, median pairs 3.5–8 mm, lateral pair 2–7 mm;

anthers narrowly oblong, equal, 3.5–4.5 mm.

divaricate to ascending, 2.5–19 mm.

ascending, 5–35 mm.

divaricate to ascending (often distinctly curved), terete or slightly latiseptate, 4.5–14(–16.7) cm × 1–1.5 mm;

valves each with obscure midvein;

ovules 40–92 per ovary;

style 0–0.4 mm;

stigma subentire.

divaricate to ascending (often distinctly curved), terete, 4.5–15.5 cm × 1–1.6 mm;

valves obscurely veined;

ovules 180–210 per ovary;

style 0.2–1 mm;

stigma strongly 2-lobed (lobes 0.9–1.5 mm, connivent, opposite replum).

1.4–2.2 × 0.9–1.2 mm.

1–2 × 0.8–1.2 mm.

= 28.

= 20.