Flora of North America species comparison

emersed;

petiole triangular, erect to ascending, 6.5–51 cm;

blade sagittate, rarely hastate, 1.5–30.5 × 2–17 cm, basal lobes equal to or less than remainder of blade.

emersed;

petiole terete-ridged, to 39 cm;

blades sagittate, 5–20 × 2–8 cm, basal lobes equal to or less than remainder of blade.

racemes, rarely panicles, of 3–9 whorls, emersed, 4.5–28.5 × 4–23 cm;

peduncles 10–59 cm;

bracts connate more than or equal to ¼ total length, elliptic to lanceolate, 3–8 mm, delicate, not papillose; fruiting pedicels spreading, cylindric, 0.5–3.5 cm.

racemes or panicles, of 5–12 whorls, emersed, 25–30 × 6–15 cm;

peduncles to 45 cm;

bracts distinct or if connate, then less than ¼ total length, long-acuminate, 10–40 mm, firm, not papillose; fruiting pedicels spreading to ascending, cylindric, 1–2.5 cm.

to 4 cm diam.;

sepals recurved to spreading, not enclosing flower or fruiting head;

filaments cylindric, longer than anthers, glabrous; pistillate pedicellate, without ring of sterile stamens.

to 3.5 cm diam.;

sepals recurved to spreading, not enclosing flower;

filaments cylindric, longer than anthers, glabrous; pistillate pedicellate, without ring of sterile stamens.

heads 1–1.7 cm diam;

achenes oblanceoloid, without abaxial keel, 2.5–3.5 × to 2 mm, beaked;

faces not tuberculate, wings absent, glands (0–)1(–2);

beak lateral, horizontal, 1–2 mm.

heads (1.2–)1.5–2.5 cm diam.;

achenes cuneate-obovoid, without abaxial keel, 2.1–3.1 × 1.4–2.2 mm, beaked;

faces ??, wings 0–2, ± entire, glands absent;

beak lateral, ascending apically, 0.4–1.7 mm.

datum is whether faces are tuberculate or not;

if datum is not easily available, change wording to near-original "faces with 0–2 wings."

= 22.