Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched or branched (several) basally and distally, (0.5–)1.5–12(–15) dm.

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

(soon withered); subrosulate; petiolate;

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

(soon withered);

not rosulate;

subsessile or shortly petiolate;

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

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.

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.

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

ebracteate, (dense).

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

oblong, 1–1.5 × 0.7–1 mm;

wing 0–0.1 mm wide, distal.

= 28.

= 28.