Flora of North America species comparison

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

unbranched or branched (several) basally and distally, (0.5–)1.5–12(–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).

(soon withered); subrosulate; petiolate;

blade broadly ovate, obovate or oblong, 1.5–6 cm, margins entire or repand, or dentate apically.

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 oblong to obovate or suborbicular, or (distally) orbicular or oblong-ovate, (0.7–)1.5–6(–9) cm × (4–)10–45 mm, base auriculate to amplexicaul (amplexicaul distally), margins entire or repand.

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

bracteate below or between proximalmost 1 or 2 flowers, (lax to compact, secund or not).

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 purplish, gray-green, or yellowish, 6–10(–13) mm, keeled or not, (apex recurved);

petals purplish or yellowish white (usually with purple veins), (6–)8–14 mm, blade 2–5 × 1–2.5 mm, margins not crisped, claw 4–10 mm, as wide as or wider than blade, (apex reflexed);

stamens in 3 unequal pairs;

filaments (distinct): abaxial pair (2.5–)4–7 mm, lateral pair (1.5–)3–5 mm, adaxial pair (5–)7–11 mm;

anthers (all) fertile or adaxial pair with reduced fertility and shorter, (1.5–)2.5–4.5(–6) mm;

gynophore 0.2–1 mm.

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

divaricate to ascending, (2–)3–12(–17) mm, (expanded at receptacle).

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.

arcuate-spreading to pendent, torulose or smooth, straight, flattened, (3–)4–13(–16) cm × 1.5–2.5(–3) mm;

valves each with obscure or somewhat prominent midvein;

replum straight;

ovules 26–76(–110) per ovary;

style 0.4–0.7 mm;

stigma entire.

oblong, 2–3 × 1.4–2 mm;

wing 0.1–0.2 mm wide at apex.

broadly oblong to ovoid or orbicular, 1.5–2.5 × 0.8–1.7 mm;

wing 0.1–0.5 mm wide, continuous or on distal 1/2.

= 28.