Flora of North America species comparison

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

erect or ascending, unbranched or branched distally, (hollow, sometimes slightly inflated), 2–10 dm.

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.

rosulate;

petiole 0.5–9 cm;

blade obovate to oblanceolate or elliptic (in outline), 1–14 cm × 5–25 mm, margins entire, dentate-sinuate, lyrate, or pinnatifid-runcinate.

(median) sessile;

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

(distalmost) shortly petiolate;

blade linear to narrowly oblanceolate, margins entire.

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

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

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 erect, (creamy white or purple), ovate to lanceolate, 6.5–9.5 × 2.7–4 mm, (equal, pubescent);

petals purple, 11–17 mm, blade 4–7 × 1–1.7 mm, not or hardly crisped, claw oblanceolate, 7–13 × 2.5–3.5 mm;

filaments tetradynamous, median pairs 5–7 mm, lateral pair 4–6 mm;

anthers narrowly oblong, equal, 4–6 mm.

reflexed, 2–8 mm, glabrous or hispid.

ascending, 1–6 mm.

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 to ascending, terete or slightly latiseptate, 4.5–12 cm × 2.2–2.8 mm;

valves each with obscure midvein;

ovules 46–58 per ovary;

style obsolete or, rarely, to 0.4 mm;

stigma slightly 2-lobed (lobes opposite valves).

1.2–2 × 0.9–1.4 mm.

2–3.5 × 1.3–1.8 mm.

= 28.

= 28.