Flora of North America species comparison

few to several from base, erect to ascending, branched throughout, (0.7–)1–4.8(–6.1) dm.

simple or several from base, erect or ascending, branched distally, (1–)1.5–3.5(–5) dm.

often not rosulate;

petiole 1–6 cm;

blade pinnately lobed, (1–)1.5–8(–11) cm × (5–)10–35 mm, margins (of lobes) entire or denticulate.

(often withered by anthesis);

not rosulate;

petiole 0.5–1.5 cm;

blade obovate to oblanceolate, (1–)2–6(–7) cm × 3–20 mm, margins dentate to sinuate.

sessile;

blade linear, (0.8–)1.3–7(–9.5) cm × (0.7–)1–2(–3) mm, base attenuate, not auriculate, margins entire.

sessile;

blade oblong or lanceolate, 1–5(–8) cm × (3–)5–15(–30) mm, base sagittate, margins dentate or subentire, (surfaces pubescent).

elongated in fruit;

rachis puberulent or glabrous.

(usually corymbose, rarely paniculate), rarely elongated in fruit;

rachis pubescent, trichomes often curved.

sepals ovate to oblong, 1–2 × 0.8–1 mm;

petals white, suborbicular, 2–3 × 1–2 mm, claw 0.5–1.5 mm;

stamens 6;

filaments 1.5–2 mm, (glabrous);

anthers 0.2–0.4 mm.

sepals oblong, 1.4–2 × 0.7–1 mm;

petals white, broadly obovate, (2.2–)2.8–4 × 1–3 mm, claw 1–1.4 mm;

stamens 6;

filaments 2–2.5 mm, (glabrous);

anthers 0.4–0.5 mm.

divaricate to horizontal, straight or recurved to somewhat sigmoid, (terete), 3.5–8(–11) × 0.2 mm, glabrous or puberulent adaxially.

divaricate to ascending, straight or slightly curved, (terete), 3–9(–12) × 0.2–0.3 mm, pubescent.

broadly ovate, 2–3.7(–4.3) × (1.5–)1.8–2.9(–3.4) mm, apically winged, apical notch 0.1–0.3(–0.4) mm deep;

valves thin, smooth, not veined, glabrous;

style 0.2–0.6 mm, exserted beyond apical notch.

(indehiscent), globose or, rarely, subglobose, (2–)3–4.4(–5) mm diam., (inflated), apically not winged, apical notch absent;

valves thin, smooth, not veined, densely puberulent;

style 0.5–1.5 mm.

ovate, 1.5–1.8(–2) × 0.9–1.2(–1.5) mm.

(brown or dark brown), ovoid, 1.5–2 × 1–1.5 mm.

= 32.

= 16.