Flora of North America species comparison

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

unbranched or divaricately branched basally, 0.4–3.5(–4.5) dm.

often rosulate; petiolate;

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

(soon withered);

not rosulate;

subsessile or shortly petiolate;

blade orbicular, similar to cauline, margins with blunt teeth.

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 (succulent), orbicular or orbicular-ovate, 1.3–9 cm × 10–75 mm (smaller distally), base auriculate-cordate, strongly overlapping, margins entire or shallowly dentate.

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

ebracteate, (dense).

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 urceolate;

sepals greenish yellow, (ovate), 5–7 mm, keeled, (apex reflexed, glabrous or pilose);

petals ochroleucous (with brownish purple veins), 7–10 mm, blade 2–3 × 1–1.5 mm, margins crisped, claw 5–7 mm, wider than blade, (apex recurved);

stamens in 3 unequal pairs;

filaments: abaxial pair (connate to middle), 5–6 mm, lateral pair 3–4 mm, adaxial pair (connate to apex), 8–10 mm;

anthers: abaxial and lateral pairs fertile, 1.8–2.5 mm, adaxial pair sterile, 0.7–1 mm;

gynophore 0.5–1 mm.

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

divaricate-ascending, (straight), 1.5–4 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.

divaricate-ascending, usually smooth, rarely slightly torulose, strongly falcate, slightly flattened, 3–9 cm × 1–1.2 mm;

valves each with obscure midvein;

replum straight;

ovules 30–50 per ovary;

style 0.5–1 mm;

stigma entire.

oblong, 2–3 × 1.4–2 mm;

wing 0.1–0.2 mm wide at apex.

oblong, 1–1.5 × 0.7–1 mm;

wing 0–0.1 mm wide, distal.

= 28.