Flora of North America species comparison

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

(base woody), virgately branched distally, 5–10 dm.

(soon withered);

not rosulate;

subsessile or shortly petiolate;

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

rosulate; petiolate;

blade oblanceolate, 3.5–7 cm, margins coarsely dentate distally.

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.

blade linear-lanceolate, 2–10 cm, (much smaller distally), base auriculate, margins entire.

ebracteate, (dense).

bracteate below or between proximalmost 1 or 2 flowers, (lax).

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.

calyx shape unknown;

sepals yellow, 8–9 mm, slightly keeled, (apex acuminate, recurved);

petals yellowish, 12–16 mm, blade 4–5 × 0.5–1 mm, (adaxial pair slightly longer), margins not crisped, claw 7–9 mm, wider than blade, (apex recurved);

stamens in 3 unequal pairs;

filaments: abaxial pair (distinct), 9–11 mm, lateral pair 7–9 mm, adaxial pair (connate distal to middle of their length), 13–16 mm;

anthers: abaxial and lateral pairs fertile, 3–3.5 mm, adaxial pair sterile, ca. 1 mm.

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

ascending, 3–6 mm, (strongly expanded at receptacle).

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.

divaricate ascending, torulose, flattened, 4–8 cm × 1.5–2 mm;

replum straight;

ovules per ovary unknown;

style to 1 mm;

stigma entire.

oblong, 1–1.5 × 0.7–1 mm;

wing 0–0.1 mm wide, distal.

oblong, ca. 2 × 1 mm;

wing distal.

= 28.