Flora of North America species comparison

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

erect, usually branched distally, 1–16(–25) 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 0.3–5 cm;

blade narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, 0.7–12 cm × 4–25 mm, margins pinnatifid to coarsely dentate-sinuate, (surfaces pubescent, trichomes simple and 2-rayed forked).

(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 lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 1–18(–26) cm × 3–35(–45) mm (smaller distally, base amplexicaul), margins dentate or entire, (surfaces glabrous).

(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 becoming yellowish green with purplish or brown margins), ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 5–15(–19) × 2–4.5 mm (subequal, keeled, glabrous or pubescent, trichomes simple and forked);

petals white or purplish (with dark purple veins), 8–25(–30) mm, blade 4–10 × 1.5–4 mm, crisped, claw oblanceolate, 4–12 × 2–2.5 mm;

filaments in 3 unequal pairs, abaxial pair 3.5–8.5 mm, lateral pair 1.5–7 mm, adaxial pair (connate), 5.5–11 mm;

anthers oblong to linear-oblong, unequal, 1–5 mm, (adaxial pair smaller).

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

reflexed or, rarely, spreading, 3–16 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).

usually reflexed, rarely divaricate (often straight), terete or slightly latiseptate, 3.5–15 cm × 2.2–3.5 mm;

valves each with prominent midvein basally;

ovules 70–96 per ovary;

style 0–4 mm;

stigma strongly 2-lobed (lobes 0.5–1.5 mm, opposite valves).

2–3.5 × 1.7–2.2 mm.

1.5–3.5 × 1.5–2.2 mm, (cotyledons deeply 3-fid).

= 28.

= 28.