Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending, proximal branches terminating in sterile rosettes, (woody at base), 1.5–8.1 dm.

(often withered by fruiting);

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

blade linear to linear-oblanceolate, 3.7–15 cm × 1.5–6(–7) mm, base attenuate, margins usually entire, rarely sparsely denticulate, apex acute.

(distal) sessile;

blade margins entire.

(distal) sessile;

blade similar to basal.

(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, 6–11 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals yellow, obovate to suborbicular, (11–)14–20(–22) × (3–)4–11.5 mm, claw 8–13 mm, apex rounded;

median filaments 7–11 mm;

anthers linear, 2.5–4 mm.

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

ascending, slender, narrower than fruit, (3–)5–10 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.

ascending to spreading, narrowly linear, straight or only slightly curved inward, not torulose, (2–)3–8.4(–11) cm × 1.5–2.4(–3.5) mm, 4-angled to only slightly latiseptate, not striped;

valves with prominent midvein, pubescent outside, trichomes 2–4-rayed, glabrous inside;

ovules 48–82 per ovary;

style cylindrical, stout, 0.5–4 mm, sparsely pubescent;

stigma slightly 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, 1.5–2.5(–3) × (0.7–)1–1.2(–1.4) mm;

not winged or winged apically.

of leaves 2- or 3-rayed.

of leaves 2-rayed, sometimes mixed with 3- or 4-rayed ones.

= 36.

= 36.