Flora of North America species comparison

erect, often branched distally, (woody at base), 0.6–5(–6) dm.

erect, unbranched or branched distally, 0.4–5(–7) dm.

(often withered in suffrutescent plants);

blade oblanceolate to oblanceolate-linear, 2.5–17 cm × (2–)3–16(–20) mm, base attenuate, margins sinuate-dentate or dentate, apex acute.

blade (slightly fleshy), spatulate to oblanceolate, 2–11 cm × 4–20 mm, base attenuate, margins sinuate-dentate to coarsely dentate, apex rounded to subacute.

(distal) petiolate;

blade margins usually dentate, rarely denticulate.

(distal) sessile;

blade margins entire or denticulate.

considerably elongated in fruit.

considerably elongated in fruit.

sepals oblong to linear-oblong, 8–12(–15) mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals yellow to cream, obovate to suborbicular, 14–29 × 5–12(–15) mm, claw 9–17 mm, apex rounded;

median filaments 9–15 mm;

anthers linear, 2.5–4 mm.

sepals oblong, 8–19 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals yellow to cream, suborbicular to broadly obovate, 15–32 × 6–16 mm, claw 8–12 mm, apex rounded;

median filaments 8–11 mm;

anthers linear, 3–4 mm.

divaricate to ascending, stout, narrower than fruit, 5–17(–22) mm.

ascending, stout, narrower than fruit, 2–4(–6) mm.

usually ascending, rarely spreading, narrowly linear, straight or curved upward, not or, rarely, slightly torulose, (3.8–)4–11(–14) cm × 2–4 mm, latiseptate, not striped;

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

ovules 32–64 per ovary;

style cylindrical, slender, 0.5–3.5 mm, sparsely pubescent;

stigma 2-lobed, lobes as long as wide.

usually ascending to suberect, rarely divaricate-ascending, narrowly linear, straight or curved inwards, not torulose, (3–)5–13 cm × 2.2–5 mm, terete when immature, becoming strongly latiseptate, not striped;

valves with obscure midvein, pubescent outside, trichomes 2–5-rayed, glabrous inside;

ovules 42–68 per ovary;

style cylindrical or flattened, stout, 0.5–2.5 mm, sparsely pubescent;

stigma 2-lobed, lobes as long as wide.

oblong, 2–3.5(–4) × 1.2–2.2(–2.5) mm;

wing distal, present on 1 or both margins.

broadly ovate to suborbicular, (1.5–)2–4 × 1.5–3 mm;

wing continuous.

of leaves 2-rayed mixed with 3(–5)-rayed ones.

of leaves 2- or 3(–7)-rayed.

= 36.

= 36.