Flora of North America species comparison

branched, (0.9–)1.3–7(–12) dm, (somewhat glaucous, glabrous throughout or pubescent basally).

(often subdecumbent), branched basally, (flexuous), 1.5–5.6(–8.5) dm.

petiole (0.7–)2–8.5 cm, ciliate;

blade usually oblanceolate to spatulate, rarely obovate or lanceolate, (1.5–)2.2–15(–25) cm × (6–)10–35(–50) mm, margins often pinnately lobed to lyrate, sometimes dentate or entire.

petiole 1–6.5(–13) cm;

blade often lanceolate, sometimes oblong or oblanceolate, (2–)3.5–16.5(–20.5) cm × (5–)10–25(–45) mm, margins entire.

sessile;

blade linear to lanceolate, smaller distally, (base sagittate or auriculate, appressed to stem), margins usually entire, rarely dentate.

(ascending);

sessile;

blade lanceolate to linear, 1–7(–11) cm × 2–7(–14) mm, (base sagittate to somewhat amplexicaul), margins entire.

dense, elongated in fruit, (flower buds narrowly oblong).

(few-flowered, corymbose), elongated in fruit, (flower buds oblong).

sepals erect to ascending, oblong to linear-oblong, (3–)3.5–6(–8) × (0.8–)1–1.8(–2) mm;

petals white to lavender, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, (6–)6.5–11(–14.5) × 0.5–0.7(–1) mm, margins strongly crisped, claw differentiated from blade, (slender, 2–4 mm, narrowest at base);

nectar glands surrounding bases of lateral stamens, median glands absent;

filaments subequal, (2.5–)4.5–8.5(–10.5) mm;

anthers exserted, linear to narrowly oblong, 2–3.5(–4.5) mm, circinately coiled, (apiculate);

gynophore 0.5–1.5(–3.5) mm.

sepals erect, oblong, 3–4(–4.5) × 1–1.5(–1.7) mm;

petals lavender or white, often spatulate, sometimes oblanceolate or obovate, 6–9(–10) × (1.5–)2–3(–3.5) mm, margins not crisped, claw strongly differentiated from blade, (slender, 2–3.5(–4) mm, narrowest at base);

nectar glands lateral, median glands absent;

filaments tetradynamous, median pairs 3–4(–5) mm, lateral pair 2–3.5(–4) mm;

anthers included, oblong, 1–2(–2.5) mm, not circinately coiled;

gynophore (stout), 0.5–1 mm.

erect to erect-ascending, (appressed to rachis at least basally), straight or slightly curved, slender, (1.5–)2–5(–10) mm, not flattened at base.

usually horizontal to divaricate, rarely divaricate-ascending, straight or slightly curved upward, slender, (2.5–)4–9(–16) mm, slightly flattened at base.

divaricate to ascending, torulose, straight or slightly curved, terete, (0.6–)1–2.5(–4.2) cm × 0.7–1(–1.8) mm;

ovules 22–50 per ovary;

style cylindrical, 0.5–1.5(–2.5) mm.

erect to ascending, torulose, slightly incurved or straight, terete, 1–2.5(–4.2) cm × 0.8–1(–1.5) mm;

ovules 12–30 per ovary;

style cylindrical, (0.3–)1–2(–3) mm.

(flattened), 1–1.5(–1.7) × 0.5–0.7(–1) mm.

(1–)1.3–1.5 × 0.5–8(–1) mm.

= 26.

= 26.