Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched or branched distally, 2.8–13 dm.

usually branched basally, rarely unbranched, 1.4–5(–6) dm.

not seen.

(soon withered); rosulate; shortly petiolate;

blade (fleshy, mottled), broadly obovate to suborbicular, 1.5–4 cm, margins coarsely dentate.

(shortly petiolate or sessile);

blade usually linear to linear-lanceolate, rarely oblanceolate, 2.5–16 cm × 2–7(–20) mm, (smaller distally), base not auriculate, margins entire.

blade ovate to cordate, 0.7–3.7cm × 3–15 mm (smaller distally), base auriculate to amplexicaul, margins serrate-dentate or entire.

ebracteate.

ebracteate, (lax, sometimes secund).

(slightly zygomorphic, horizontal to pendent);

calyx campanulate;

sepals purple, lanceolate, 7–11 mm, not keeled;

petals deep purple to magenta or whitish (with purple veins), 13–20 mm, blade 7–12 × 1–4 mm, margins not crisped, claw 5–12 mm, (strongly recurved);

stamens in 3 unequal pairs;

filaments: abaxial pair (connate less than 1/2 their length), 8–14 mm, lateral pair 4–7 mm, adaxial pair (connate ca. 3/4 their length), 7–10 mm;

anthers: abaxial and lateral pairs fertile, 2–3 mm, adaxial pairs sterile, 1–1.5 mm;

gynophore 0.3–3 mm.

calyx urceolate;

sepals (erect), rose-purple (to yellowish at base), (ovate), 5–7 mm, keeled, (apex recurved);

petals whitish, (abaxial pair with purple spot, adaxial pair faintly purple-veined), 7–10 mm, blade 1.5–3 × 1–1.5 mm, margins not crisped, claw 5–7 mm, as wide as or wider than blade;

stamens in 3 unequal pairs;

filaments: abaxial pair (connate to middle), 4–7 mm, lateral pair 2–4 mm, adaxial pair (completely connate, usually recurved), 8–10 mm;

anthers: abaxial and lateral pairs fertile, 2–2.5 mm, adaxial pair sterile, 0.7–1.2 mm;

gynophore 0.3–0.7 mm.

divaricate-ascending, (straight), 3–10 mm.

divaricate-ascending, (straight), 1–2 mm.

divaricate-ascending, smooth, straight or slightly curved inwards, flattened, 3.7–11.2 cm × 1.5–2 mm;

valves each with prominent midvein;

replum straight;

ovules 90–120 per ovary;

style 0.3–1.5 mm;

stigma subentire.

divaricate-ascending, torulose, nearly straight, flattened, 4–6 cm × 1–1.3 mm;

valves each with obscure midvein;

replum constricted between seeds;

ovules 22–30 per ovary;

style 0.1–0.4 mm;

stigma subentire.

broadly ovoid, 1.5–1.8 × 1–1.3 mm;

wing 0.1–0.25 mm, continuous.

oblong, 1.8–2.5 × 0.7–0.9 mm;

wing 0–0.1 mm wide distally.

= 28.