Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched or branched, (few, glaucous), 6–15(–18) dm.

unbranched or branched, (1–)3–9(–11) dm.

often rosulate; petiolate;

blade (fleshy), oblanceolate to obovate, 3.5–21 cm, margins dentate, (bristly ciliate throughout or only teeth and petiole ciliate).

rosulate; petiolate (petioles broadly winged, setose-ciliate);

blade usually spatulate to obovate, rarely narrowly oblanceolate, 1.5–8(–11) cm, margins dentate (at least distally).

blade lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 3.5–11(–15) cm × 6–14 mm (smaller distally), base auriculate to amplexicaul, margins usually entire or undulate, rarely dentate.

blade broadly oblong to ovate, suborbicular, or lanceolate, 2–9 cm × 7–45(–60) mm, (smaller distally), base auriculate to amplexicaul, margins entire or toothed, (apex rounded, obtuse, or acuminate to acute).

ebracteate, (with densely clustered buds, later lax).

ebracteate, (lax).

calyx campanulate;

sepals (suberect), purple, (broadly ovate or oblong), 7–10 mm, not keeled, (apically bristly or not);

petals light purple (with pale yellow claw), 9–12 mm, blade 2–3.5 × 0.5–1 mm, margins not crisped, claw 6–9 mm, wider than blade;

stamens tetradynamous;

filaments: median pairs (distinct), 6–8 mm, lateral pair 4–6 mm;

anthers (all) fertile, 3–4 mm;

gynophore 0.5–1.5 mm.

calyx campanulate;

sepals greenish brown to purple, (broadly oblong), 5–12 mm, (lateral pair subsaccate basally), not keeled, (glabrous or subapically bristly);

petals purple to brownish, (claw purplish), 9–15 mm, blade 2–6 × 0.7–1 mm, (recurved or not), margins not crisped, claw 7–10 mm, wider than blade;

stamens in 3 unequal pairs;

filaments (distinct): abaxial pair 5–7 mm, lateral pair 4–5 mm, adaxial pair 7.5–10 mm;

anthers (all) fertile, 2.5–5 mm;

gynophore 0.5–1.5 mm.

divaricate-ascending, (straight), 5–18 mm.

divaricate-ascending, (straight), 3–11(–14) mm.

spreading to ascending, smooth, slightly curved to straight, flattened, 6–14 cm × 2–3.5 mm;

valves each with obscure midvein;

replum straight;

ovules 50–102 per ovary;

style 1–3 mm;

stigma 2-lobed.

ascending to divaricate-ascending, smooth, straight, flattened, 5–10.5(–14.5) cm × (2.5–)3–6(–7) mm;

valves each with prominent midvein;

replum straight;

ovules 20–38(–46) per ovary;

style 0.2–3 mm;

stigma subentire to strongly 2-lobed.

oblong, 2–3 × 1.4–2 mm;

wing 0.1–0.2 mm wide at apex.

broadly oblong to suborbicular, 2.5–5 × 2.2–5 mm;

wing 0.1–0.9 mm wide, continuous.