Flora of North America species comparison

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

branched distally, (4–)6–16(–20) 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 0.5–1.3(–1.5) cm, not ciliate;

blade spatulate or oblanceolate to obovate, 1.3–4(–7) cm × (4–)6–13(–18) mm, margins usually dentate to repand, rarely entire.

sessile;

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

(erect, appressed to stem at least partly);

sessile;

blade linear to linear-lanceolate, (1.8–)1.3–4.5(–6) cm × (1–)1.7–7(–8) mm, (base auriculate or sagittate), margins entire.

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

dense, terminal not elongated in fruit, (flower buds narrowly 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, usually linear to linear-oblong, rarely oblong, 4–6(–7) × (0.8–)1–1.5 mm;

petals lavender to purple, spatulate to obovate or oblong, (6–)7–9.5(–12) × (1.2–)1.5–2(–3) mm, margins not crisped, claw differentiated from blade, [slender, 3–4.5(–5.5) mm, narrowest at base];

nectar glands confluent, subtending bases of stamens;

filaments tetradynamous, median pairs (5–)5.5–7.5(–8.5) mm, lateral pair (4–)5–6.5(7.5) mm;

anthers exserted, linear to linear-oblong, 2–3(–4) mm, not circinately coiled;

gynophore 0.5–2.5(–6) 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, slender, (6–)7–14(–18) mm, often not 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 distally, slightly torulose, usually strongly incurved, (overtopping buds), rarely straight and divaricate-ascending, terete, (1.8–)2.8–5(–6.3) cm × 0.7–1 mm;

ovules 52–70 per ovary;

style cylindrical, (0.5–)0.8–1.5(–2) mm.

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

1–1.3(–1.5) × 0.5–0.6(–0.8) mm.

= 26.

= 26.