Flora of North America species comparison

erect, unbranched or branched distally (or, rarely, basally), 3.5–15 dm, at least sparsely hirsute basally.

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

soon withered.

rosulate;

petiole 0.5–3 cm;

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

petiolate (median 0.4–3 cm);

blade lanceolate to oblong, 1.5–9.5 cm × 3–30 mm (smaller distally), margins denticulate to subentire (proximal blade margins 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.

without a terminal cluster of sterile flowers, (considerably elongated in fruit).

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

sepals spreading, oblong, 3.5–5.5 × 1–1.7 mm;

petals (spreading), white to lavender, 4–8 × 2–4 mm, not channeled or crisped, claw undifferentiated from blade;

filaments (spreading), subequal, 3.5–5 mm;

anthers narrowly oblong, equal, 1.5–2 mm, (coiled after dehiscence).

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).

ascending to strongly reflexed (slender or thickened), 3–10 mm.

divaricate to ascending, 2.5–19 mm.

erect or reflexed, (straight), terete, 3–6.7 cm × 1.2–2 mm;

valves each with prominent midvein, (usually glabrous, rarely sparsely pubescent);

ovules 40–54 per ovary;

style (subconical or cylindrical), 1–4 mm;

stigma subentire.

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.

(brown), 1.4–1.8 × 1–1.3 mm.

1.4–2.2 × 0.9–1.2 mm.

= 28.

= 28.