Flora of North America species comparison

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

erect, unbranched, (1.4–)2.5–8(–10) 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 filiform to narrowly linear, 5–17 cm × 0.4–3 mm, (somewhat revolute, appearing terete), base attenuate, margins denticulate, apex subacuminate.

(distal) petiolate;

blade margins usually dentate, rarely denticulate.

sessile;

blade margins entire or remotely 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 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 to ascending, stout, narrower than fruit, 5–17(–22) mm.

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

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.

oblong, 2–3.5(–4) × 1.2–2.2(–2.5) mm;

wing distal, present on 1 or both margins.

ovoid, 1.5–2.3(–2.7) × 0.9–1.5 mm;

wing appendage-like, distal.

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

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

= 36.

= 36.