Flora of North America species comparison

(simple from base), erect, branched distally, (2–)3–9.5(–11) dm.

rosulate; (petiole 1–7 cm);

blade margins lyrate-pinnatifid or subruncinate.

sessile;

blade lanceolate to oblanceolate or oblong, 2.5–10(–15) cm × 4–25(–45) mm, base auriculate or amplexicaul, margins: proximal lyrate-pinnatifid, (lobes 2–7 on each side), laciniate, irregularly serrate, repand, or entire, distal undivided and entire or obscurely denticulate, (apex acute).

(rarely absent), usually petiolate, sometimes sessile;

blade (simple or compound), base auriculate or not, margins entire or dentate to pinnately lobed.

absent or simple.

considerably elongated.

usually ebracteate (Selenia bracteate throughout), often elongated in fruit.

sepals spreading, oblong, 1.6–2.8 × 0.6–1.2 mm;

petals yellow, obovate or spatulate, (1.5–)1.8–3(–3.5) × 0.7–1.8(–2) mm;

median filaments 1.5–2.5 mm;

anthers oblong, 0.5–0.6mm, (gynophore 0.3–0.8(–1) mm).

actinomorphic;

sepals erect to spreading or ascending, lateral pair seldom saccate basally;

petals white, yellow, pink, lilac, or purple, claw usually present, rarely absent, often distinct;

filaments unappendaged, not winged;

pollen 3-colpate.

ascending, straight, (2–)4–12(–14) mm, (glabrous or hirsute).

silicles, straight, globose or subglobose, (2.5–)3.5–6(–6.5) × (2.3–)2.8–4(–4.3) mm;

valves [(3 or) 4(–6), leathery, not veined], glabrous; (septum fenestrate at middle);

ovules 60–85 per ovary;

style (stout), 0.5–1(–1.4) mm.

silicles or siliques, dehiscent, unsegmented, terete, 4-angled, or latiseptate, rarely angustiseptate;

ovules 4–300[–numerous] per ovary;

style distinct or obsolete (absent in Subularia);

stigma usually entire.

dark reddish brown, oblong-ovate, 0.5–0.7 mm (0.3–0.4 mm diam.), reticulate.

biseriate or uniseriate;

cotyledons usually accumbent, sometimes incumbent.

= 16.