Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, usually branched distally, 1–8 dm, sparsely hispid basally.

erect to subdecumbent, usually branched distally, 0.9–5.5 dm, sparsely hispid basally.

rosulate;

petiole 0.3–3 cm;

blade oblanceolate, 0.7–9 cm × 4–25 mm, margins coarsely dentate-sinuate.

rosulate;

petiole 0.3–3.5 cm;

blade oblanceolate, 0.7–8 cm × 3–25 mm, margins often coarsely dentate, sometimes somewhat pinnatifid.

(median) sessile;

blade lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 0.5–11 cm × 2–45 mm, (smaller distally, base amplexicaul), margins entire or denticulate.

(median) sessile;

blade oblong or suborbicular to obovate, 0.6–7.5 cm × 3–55 mm (smaller distally, base amplexicaul), margins coarsely dentate or entire.

(densely flowered), with a terminal cluster of sterile flowers.

(densely flowered), with a terminal cluster of sterile flowers.

sepals erect to ascending, (dark purple in bud, becoming greenish or creamy white and purplish or brown distally), ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 6–17 × 2.5–3.5 mm (subequal, keeled, usually glabrous, rarely pubescent, trichomes simple);

petals white (with dark purple veins), 8–20 mm, blade 4–8 × 1.5–2 mm, crisped, claw oblanceolate, 4–11 × 2–3 mm;

filaments in 3 unequal pairs, (median pairs often connate), abaxial pair 3.5–11mm, lateral pair 2–7 mm, adaxial pair 5–12 mm;

anthers oblong to linear-oblong, unequal, 1.5–4 mm, (adaxial pair smaller).

sepals erect to ascending (dark purple in bud, purplish green after anthesis), ovate-lanceolate, 4–9(–11) × 2.5–3.5 mm (unequal, adaxial one longest, keeled);

petals white (with purple veins), 5.5–12 mm, blade 2–5 × 1–2 mm, crisped, claw narrowly oblong to lanceolate, 5–8 × 2.5–4 mm;

filaments in 3 unequal pairs, abaxial pair 3–8 mm, lateral pair 2–7 mm, adaxial pair (connate), 5–9 mm;

anthers oblong, equal, 1–3.5 mm.

ascending to divaricate, 3–18(–27) mm, pubescent or glabrous.

ascending to reflexed, 2–11 mm, usually pubescent, rarely glabrous.

erect or ascending (often straight), terete or slightly latiseptate, 5–12 cm × 2.5–3.5 mm;

valves each with prominent midvein basally;

ovules 52–72 per ovary;

style 0–4 mm;

stigma strongly 2-lobed (lobes 1–4 mm, opposite valves).

erect or reflexed (often straight), angustiseptate, 1.7–5 cm × 3.5–6 mm;

valves each with prominent midvein;

ovules 46–100 per ovary;

style 0.2–2.7 mm;

stigma strongly 2-lobed (lobes to 2 mm, opposite valves).

2–3.5 × 1.7–2.2 mm.

(subglobose, plump), 1–1.6 mm diam., (cotyledons deeply 3-fid).

= 28.

= 28.