Flora of North America species comparison

branched basally and distally, (1.4–)2–5(–6) dm, (glabrous or sparsely pubescent basally).

unbranched or branched distally, 3.5–8 dm.

rosulate;

petiole 0.5–4 cm;

blade oblanceolate, 2–7 cm × 5–22 mm, margins irregularly dentate.

(soon withered);

not rosulate;

petiole (winged), 0.5–3.5 cm;

blade pandurate to broadly obovate, 2–10 cm × 10–50 mm, margins entire or repand.

sessile;

blade lanceolate to oblong, (smaller distally), base auriculate, margins entire, (surfaces glabrous).

(proximalmost) petiolate or (distal) sessile;

blade (proximalmost) pandurate to broadly obovate or (distal) obovate, base auriculate, margins entire or repand.

dense.

lax.

sepals spreading to reflexed, yellow, 5–7.5(–8.5) × 1.7–2.5 mm;

petals yellow, spatulate to broadly oblong, 7–11(–13) × 2–3.5 mm, claw 5–7 mm (to 2 mm wide);

median filament pairs 5–6.5 mm;

anthers linear, 3–4 mm;

gynophore (slender), 2–6(–8) mm.

sepals erect, purplish, 2.5–3.5 × 0.7–1 mm;

petals white, narrowly oblanceolate, 3.5–4.5 × 1–1.2 mm, claw not developed;

median filament pairs 1.5–2.5 mm;

anthers ovate-oblong, 0.7–1 mm;

gynophore 0.2–0.4 mm.

divaricate-ascending, straight, (5–)6.6–13(–15) mm.

often divaricate, sometimes ascending, straight, 4–13 mm.

erect to divaricate-ascending, straight or slightly curved, torulose, 5–7.5(–9) cm × 1.2–1.7 mm;

ovules 72–98 per ovary;

style subclavate, 0.5–2 mm;

stigma 2-lobed.

divaricate to ascending, straight or curved, obscurely torulose, 3.2–7.5 cm × 0.9–1.2 mm;

ovules 60–102 per ovary;

style subclavate, 0.4–2.5 mm;

stigma entire.

1.2–1.5 × 0.6–0.8 mm.

0.9–1.1 × 0.5–0.7 mm.

= 22.