Flora of North America species comparison

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

(simple from base), often paniculately branched distally, (2.5–)6.5–12(–15) 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;

blade (fleshy, purplish abaxially, gray-green adaxially, often mottled distally), oblanceolate to broadly obovate or orbicular, 1–7 cm, margins dentate or repand.

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 ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 0.7–5 cm × 2–40 mm, (much smaller distally), base auriculate to amplexicaul, margins entire.

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

ebracteate, (lax, secund).

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 suburceolate;

sepals pale yellow to violet, (ovate-lanceolate), 5–8 mm, keeled, (apex usually recurved, glabrous or sparsely to densely hirsute, trichomes to 1.3 mm);

petals (barely exserted), creamy white (with brownish purple veins), 7–10 mm, blade 2–3 × 1–2 mm, margins not crisped (channeled), claw 5–7 mm, about as wide as blade;

stamens in 3 unequal pairs;

filaments: abaxial pair (connate ca. 1/2 their length), 4–6 mm, lateral pair 2–4 mm, adaxial pair (connate to apex), 7–9 mm;

anthers: abaxial and lateral pairs fertile, 2–3 mm, adaxial pair sterile, 0.6–1 mm;

gynophore 0.1–1 mm.

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

divaricate to ascending, (straight), 1–3(–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.

suberect to divaricate, strongly torulose, usually straight, sometimes slightly curved, flattened, 2.5–8 cm × 1.5–2 mm;

valves each with prominent midvein;

replum constricted between seeds;

ovules 24–38 per ovary;

style 0.1–0.2 mm;

stigma entire.

oblong, 2–3 × 1.4–2 mm;

wing 0.1–0.2 mm wide at apex.

oblong, 1.5–2 × 0.9–1.3mm;

wing (0–)0.05–0.1 mm wide, distal.

= 28.