Flora of North America species comparison

erect, unbranched or branched distally, (woody at base when subshrubs), 1.5–8 dm.

erect, unbranched, (1.4–)2.5–8(–10) dm.

(rosulate when biennial, often withered by fruiting), similar to cauline.

blade filiform to narrowly linear, 5–17 cm × 0.4–3 mm, (somewhat revolute, appearing terete), base attenuate, margins denticulate, apex subacuminate.

petiolate;

blade (obovate to oblanceolate, 4–22 cm × 3–12 mm, base cuneate to attenuate), margins entire to repand.

sessile;

blade margins entire or remotely denticulate.

considerably elongated in fruit.

considerably elongated in fruit.

sepals oblong, 6–10 mm, lateral pair not or slightly saccate basally;

petals orange, yellow, brown, red, purple, violet, or white, broadly obovate to suborbicular, 20–35x 5–10 mm, claw 7–12 mm, apex rounded;

median filaments 7–9 mm;

anthers linear, 2.5–3.5 mm.

sepals oblong to linear-oblong, 7–11 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals orange-yellow to yellow, broadly obovate to suborbicular, 15–20(–25) × 5–10 mm, claw 6–13 mm, apex rounded;

median filaments 7–14 mm;

anthers linear, 2.3–3.5 mm.

divaricate-ascending to ascending, slender, narrower than fruit, 7–13 mm.

divaricate to ascending, slender, narrower than fruit, 5–14 mm.

ascending, narrowly linear, straight, not torulose, 3–10 cm × 2–7 mm, latiseptate to terete, not striped;

valves with prominent midvein, pubescent outside, trichomes 2-rayed, glabrous inside;

ovules 32–44 per ovary;

style cylindrical or subconical, slender, 0.5–4 mm, pubescent;

stigma strongly 2-lobed, lobes much longer than wide.

widely spreading to ascending, narrowly linear, curved or slightly twisted, somewhat torulose, (4–)7–12(–15) cm × 1.2–2.2(–2.5) mm, slightly latiseptate, not striped;

valves with prominent midvein, pubescent outside, trichomes 2 and 3 (or 4)-rayed, glabrous inside;

ovules 40–72 per ovary;

style cylindrical, slender, 0.5–2(–2.5) mm, sparsely pubescent;

stigma subentire to slightly 2-lobed, lobes as long as wide.

ovate, 2–4 × 1.5–3 mm;

wing continuous or distal.

ovoid, 1.5–2.3(–2.7) × 0.9–1.5 mm;

wing appendage-like, distal.

-chomes of leaves 2-rayed, rarely mixed with fewer 3-rayed ones apically.

of leaves 2-rayed, mixed with 3-rayed ones.

= 12.

= 36.