Flora of North America species comparison

solitary, erect, straight;

branches distal or along entire stem, proximal or distal longest, antrorse, straight to upcurved; hairy.

multiple, erect, zigzag or straight;

branches distal or along entire stem, distal longest or all ± equal, antrorse, straight; hairy.

blade 72–295 × 14–45 mm, widest intersinus distance 10.1–23.3 mm;

proximal oblanceolate or elliptic, margins serrate to pinnate, teeth or lobes 16–26, slightly antrorse, 1–16.5 mm;

distal elliptic to lanceolate, base clasping or not, margins serrate to pinnate, teeth or lobes 9–20, slightly antrorse, 5.3–13.7 mm;

surfaces with needlelike trichomes.

blade 15.4–40(–86) × 4–12.2 mm, always some more than 10 mm wide, widest intersinus distance 4–12.2 mm;

proximal oblanceolate to spatulate, margins usually entire, rarely dentate, teeth 0(–4), perpendicular to leaf axis, 0.1–1 mm;

distal oblanceolate, spatulate, or elliptic, base not clasping, margins usually entire, rarely dentate, teeth 0(–4), perpendicular to leaf axis, 0.3–1.4 mm;

abaxial surface with simple grappling-hook, complex grappling-hook, and needlelike trichomes, adaxial surface with simple grappling-hook and needlelike trichomes.

margins pinnate.

margins entire.

petals white, 47–75 × 13–22.7 mm, apex acute to attenuate, glabrous abaxially;

stamens white to yellow, 5 outermost petaloid, filaments spatulate, strongly clawed, 48–75 × 12–23 mm, without anthers, second whorl with anthers;

anthers straight after dehiscence, epidermis smooth;

styles 36–53 mm.

petals golden yellow, 8.2–12.2(–15.2) × 2.4–5 mm, apex acute, glabrous abaxially;

stamens golden yellow, 5 outermost petaloid, filaments narrowly spatulate, slightly clawed, 5.6–11(–13.5) × 1.4–3 mm, with anthers, second whorl with anthers;

anthers usually twisted after dehiscence, epidermis papillate;

styles 5.5–9.4 mm.

cylindric, 30–43 × 12–17 mm, base tapering, not longitudinally ridged.

cup-shaped, 5–8.4 × 3.1–6 mm, base tapering to rounded, not longitudinally ridged.

2.3–4 mm;

coat anticlinal cell walls straight, papillae 4–10 per cell.

coat anticlinal cell walls straight, papillae 3–5 per cell.

= 22.

= 22.