Flora of North America species comparison

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

erect or ascending, unbranched or branched distally, 2–12 dm.

rosulate;

petiole 0.5–3 cm;

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

rosulate;

petiole 1–8 cm;

blade oblanceolate or oblong (in outline), 2–24 cm × 5–90 mm, margins usually pinnatifid to pinnatisect, rarely dentate-sinuate (lobes dentate).

(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 linear to narrowly oblanceolate, margins entire or dentate.

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

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

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, (dark purple in bud becoming paler or greenish), narrowly ovate to lanceolate, 4.5–9.5 × 1.5–2 mm, (equal);

petals purple, 7–12 mm, blade 3–4 × 1–1.5 mm, crisped, claw oblanceolate to spatulate, 4–9 × 1–2 mm;

filaments tetradynamous, median pairs 4.5–10 mm, lateral pair 3–8.5 mm;

anthers narrowly oblong, equal, 2–3.5 mm.

divaricate to ascending, 2.5–19 mm.

ascending, 4–18 mm, glabrous or pilose.

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.

ascending to divaricate, terete, 2–18 cm × 1–1.5 mm;

valves each with obscure midvein;

ovules 152–198 per ovary;

style obsolete or, rarely, to 1 mm;

stigma slightly 2-lobed.

1.4–2.2 × 0.9–1.2 mm.

1–2 × 0.7–1 mm.

= 28.