Flora of North America species comparison

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

usually branched distally, 1–4.4(–6) 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.

(and proximal cauline): petiole 1–4(–6) cm;

blade (fleshy), usually ovate or obovate, rarely orbicular or spatulate, (2.2–)4–10.5(–14) cm × (10–)15–43(–55) mm, margins usually lyrate, sinuate and repand, or dentate, rarely entire.

sessile;

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

shortly petiolate;

blade lanceolate or elliptic, much smaller than basal, margins entire or repand.

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

somewhat lax, slightly elongated in fruit.

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 spreading to reflexed, oblong, (2.5–)3–4 × (0.8–)1–1.5(–1.8) mm;

petals purple or lavender, usually oblanceolate, rarely spatulate, (2.5–)3–4.5 × 0.5–1 mm, margins not crisped, claw differentiated from blade;

nectar glands confluent;

filaments subequal, 2.5–3.8 mm;

anthers oblong, 1–1.8 mm;

gynophore 0.5–0.8(–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.

divaricate to divaricate-ascending, straight or incurved, slender, 4–12(–15) 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.

usually erect to ascending, rarely divaricate, torulose, straight or, sometimes, incurved, flattened, (2–)4–7.4 cm × 1–1.5(–1.8) mm, (replum not constricted between seeds);

ovules 32–44 per ovary;

style subclavate, 0.5–1.2(–1.5) mm.

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

(0.7–)1–1.5 × 0.5–0.8 mm.

= 26.