Flora of North America species comparison

erect, often branched distally, 0.5–3(–6.5) dm.

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

(often withered by fruiting);

blade linear-oblanceolate, 2–11(–15) cm × (1.5–)2–6 mm, margins usually entire, rarely denticulate.

(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.

(distal) sessile;

blade margins entire.

(distal) petiolate;

blade margins usually dentate, rarely denticulate.

(simple or branched), considerably elongated in fruit.

considerably elongated in fruit.

sepals linear-oblong, 8–13 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals bright or pale yellow, obovate to broadly so, 14–22(–25) × 3–7.5 mm, claw 11–16 mm, apex rounded;

median filaments 10–14 mm;

anthers linear, 3–4 mm.

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.

divaricate-ascending, slender, narrower than fruit, 4–11(–15) mm.

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

ascending, narrowly linear, straight, not torulose, 3–12 cm × (2–)2.4–3.7 mm, strongly latiseptate, not striped;

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

ovules 34–46 per ovary;

style cylindrical, slender, (2–)2.5–5 mm, sparsely pubescent;

stigma entire.

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.

ovoid, (2–)2.5–3.5 × 1.3–2.5 mm;

wing continuous distally, (0.3–0.8 mm wide).

oblong, 2–3.5(–4) × 1.2–2.2(–2.5) mm;

wing distal, present on 1 or both margins.

of leaves 2- or 3-rayed.

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

= 36.

= 36.