Flora of North America species comparison

erect to ascending, usually unbranched, rarely branched (few) proximally, 1.5–4.5 dm, (sparsely pubescent).

erect, unbranched, (slightly ribbed), 2–6(–8) dm.

(withered by flowering), similar to cauline.

(often withered by flowering);

blade obovate to ovate, margins entire.

petiole 1.5–3 cm;

blade (fleshy), lanceolate to ovate in outline, 4–7.5(–9.5) cm (smaller distally), margins (proximalmost) often 2-pinnatifid, or (distal) pinnatifid or pinnatisect, (surfaces sparsely pubescent, trichomes crisped).

sessile;

blade (fleshy), lanceolate, (2.2–)4–13(–16) cm × (5–)10–30(–40) mm, (smaller distally, base auriculate to sagittate), margins entire.

dense.

dense, (slightly or not elongated in fruit).

sepals linear, 6.5–10 mm, glabrous;

petals yellow-orange, oblong or narrowly so, 5–12 × 0.8–2 mm, claw (nearly linear), 5–7 mm, distinctly wider at base, pubescent inside;

filaments 10–15 mm, glabrous;

anthers 3–4 mm;

gynophore 4–11 mm, sparsely to densely pubescent.

sepals oblong-linear, 6–12 mm;

petals yellow becoming whitish, narrowly linear to filiform, (12–)14–25 × 0.5–1.5 mm, (margins crisp), claw (nearly linear), 5–11 mm, slightly wider at base;

filaments 12–17 mm;

anthers 3–4.5 mm;

gynophore (6–)10–18 mm.

horizontal to divaricate-ascending, 5–10 mm, (sparsely pubescent).

horizontal to divaricate-ascending, 10–20(–26) mm.

divaricate, tortuous, (torulose), terete, 2.5–4.6 cm × 1.5–2 mm;

ovules 24–34 per ovary;

style 0.02–0.4 mm.

suberect to divaricate-ascending, slightly curved inward, (torulose), subterete, 2–5.2(–6) cm × 1.5–2.2 mm;

ovules 40–62 per ovary;

style 0.6–1.7 mm.

oblong, 2.2–2.6 × 0.9–1.2 mm.

oblong, 1.5–2.5 × 0.8–1 mm.

= 28.