Flora of North America species comparison

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

branched often proximally and distally, (1.4–)2–6.5(–7.5) dm, (glabrous or pubescent).

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 (0.8–)2–4(–6.5) cm, ciliate;

blade usually oblanceolate, rarely spatulate or oblong, (3–)6–15(–22) cm × (6–)10–25(–40) mm, margins entire, (surfaces glabrous).

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-lanceolate, (1.7–)2.2–6(–9) cm × (3–)5–15(–30) mm, (base sagittate to somewhat amplexicaul), margins entire, (surfaces glabrous).

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

corymbose, dense, terminal not elongated in fruit, (flower buds ovate).

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, ovate to oblong-ovate, (3–)3.5–5(–6) × (1–)1.5–2 mm;

petals lavender to purple, spatulate to broadly obovate, (6.5–)8–11.5(–14) × 2.5–5(–6) mm, margins not crisped, claw strongly differentiated from blade, [slender, (2–)2.5–4(–5) mm, narrowest at base];

nectar glands confluent, subtending bases of stamens;

filaments tetradynamous, median pairs (3–)3.5–5(–6) mm, lateral pair (2–)2.5–4(–5) mm;

anthers included, ovate to ovate-oblong, 1–2 mm, not circinately coiled;

gynophore (stout), 0.5–0.8(–1.2) 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, often curved upward, slender, 6–11.5(–17) 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, slightly torulose, usually slightly incurved, rarely straight, terete, (1–)1.3–3.2(–5) cm × (0.8–)1.5–2.3 mm;

ovules 20–30 per ovary;

style cylindrical, (0.5–)1.5–1.7(–3) mm.

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

(plump), (1.3–)1.5–2 × 0.8–1 mm.

= 26.