Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched or branched (few), 2.5–8.6 dm.

unbranched or branched basally, 0.3–1.7(–2.8) dm.

not rosulate; petiolate (petioles ciliate);

blade oblanceolate to spatulate, 2–8 cm (7–-25 mm wide), margins remotely dentate apically.

(soon withered);

not rosulate; shortly petiolate;

blade (succulent, mottled), obovate to oblanceolate, 0.5–2 cm, margins coarsely dentate.

blade ovate to lanceolate, 2–10 cm × 5–28 mm (smaller distally), base amplexicaul, margins entire, (apex acute to acuminate).

blade lanceolate, 0.5–2.5 cm × 1–7 mm (smaller distally), base auriculate, margins entire or dentate (entire distally).

ebracteate, (lax in bud).

ebracteate (lax, sometimes secund).

calyx campanulate;

sepals (ascending), pale yellow to white, (broadly oblong to ovate) 5–9 mm, not keeled;

petals white, 7–11 mm, blade 2–4 × 1–1.3 mm, margins not crisped, claw 6–9 mm, wider than blade;

stamens nearly tetradynamous;

filaments: median pairs (distinct), 6.5–8.5 mm, lateral pair 4.5–5.5 mm;

anthers (all) fertile, 3.5–4.5 mm;

gynophore 0.5–1.5 mm.

calyx urceolate;

sepals (erect) reddish purple, (ovate), 3–5 mm, keeled, (apex spreading);

petals whitish (abaxial pair with purplish veins, adaxial pair purple), 5–8 mm, blade 2–3 × 1–1.5 mm, margins not crisped, claw 3–4 mm;

stamens in 3 unequal pairs;

filaments: abaxial pair (connate to middle), 3–4 mm, lateral pair 1.5–2.5 mm, adaxial pair (completely connate, not recurved), 5–6 mm;

anthers: abaxial and lateral pairs fertile, 1.4–1.7 mm, adaxial pairs sterile, 0.3–0.5 mm;

gynophore 0.3–0.7 mm.

divaricate-ascending, (straight), 4–7.5 mm.

divaricate-ascending, 1–2.5(–4) mm.

ascending to spreading, smooth, straight or curved, flattened, 5–12.7 cm × 1.5–3 mm;

valves each with obscure midvein (at least distally);

replum straight;

ovules 36–56 per ovary;

style 0.8–2.5 mm;

stigma subentire.

divaricate-ascending, slightly torulose, straight to slightly curved, slightly flattened, 1.3–3 cm × 1–1.5 mm;

valves each with obscure midvein;

replum straight;

ovules 12–22 per ovary;

style 0.2–0.8 mm;

stigma entire.

oblong, 2–3 × 1.4–2 mm;

wing 0.1–0.2 mm wide at apex.

oblong, 1.3–2 × 0.8–1.2 mm;

wing 0.1–0.3 mm wide distally, (narrower at margin, rarely absent).

= 28.

= 28.