Flora of North America species comparison

erect, usually branched distally, 2.5–12 dm, hispid.

erect, unbranched or branched distally, 1.7–12 dm, usually hirsute basally.

weakly rosulate;

petiole 0.3–3 cm;

blade linear-oblanceolate to linear-oblong, 0.7–7 cm × 2–18 mm, margins coarsely dentate or pinnately lobed.

soon withered;

blade lyrate, margins sinuate-pinnatifid.

(median) sessile;

blade linear-lanceolate, 5–16 cm × 5–40 mm, (smaller distally, base amplexicaul to sagittate), margins dentate or (distalmost) entire.

petiolate (median 0.3–2 cm) or (distal) sessile;

blade lanceolate to oblong or oblanceolate, 2–13.5 cm × 3–35 mm (smaller distally, base sometimes subauriculate), margins dentate.

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

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

sepals erect (purple or yellow to creamy white), lanceolate, 3–8 × 1–1.8 mm (equal);

petals purple or yellowish (often with darker purple veins), 5–15 mm, blade 2–6 × 1–1.5 mm, not crisped, claw narrowly oblanceolate or oblong, 3–9 × 1–1.5 mm;

filaments tetradynamous, median pairs 3–6 mm, lateral pair 2–5 mm;

anthers oblong, equal, 1–3 mm.

sepals usually erect, rarely ascending to spreading, oblong, 6–9 × 1.5–2 mm, (not saccate or urceolate);

petals (erect), usually white to creamy white, rarely pinkish, (narrowly lanceolate), 7–13 mm, blade 3–5 × 1–1.5 mm, channeled, crisped, claw linear-oblanceolate, 4–8 × 1–1.7 mm;

filaments tetradynamous, (erect), median pairs 5–7 mm, lateral pair 3–5 mm;

anthers narrowly oblong, equal, 1.5–2.5 mm.

reflexed, 2–8 mm, glabrous or hispid.

ascending to strongly reflexed, (slender or thickened), 4.5–8 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent.

reflexed (often straight, rarely curved), latiseptate or 4-angled, 4.5–10 cm × 1–1.5 mm;

valves each with prominent midvein;

ovules 56–82 per ovary;

style 0.5–3.5mm;

stigma slightly 2-lobed.

erect, (straight), terete, 3.8–7.7 cm × 1.4–2 mm;

valves each with obscure midvein, (glabrous or sparsely pubescent);

ovules 44–58 per ovary;

style 1–3.5 mm;

stigma subentire.

1.2–2 × 0.9–1.4 mm.

(brown), 1.3–1.8 × 0.9–1.2 mm.

= 28.

= 28.