Flora of North America species comparison

branched proximally and/or distally, (1.3–)2.6–10(–14.5) dm.

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

(and proximal cauline): petiole (1–)1.5–10(–15) cm;

blade lanceolate to deltate-lanceolate, or oblong to ovate (lateral lobes oblong to ovate), (4.3–)6.8–24(–45) cm × (10–)18–85(–140) mm, margins pinnately lobed or laciniate (lobes sinuate, laciniate, or dentate).

(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.

petiolate;

blade lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, similar to basal, smaller distally, margins entire or sinuate to laciniate.

shortly petiolate;

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

dense, slightly elongated in fruit (to 9.5 dm, flower buds narrowly oblong).

somewhat lax, slightly elongated in fruit.

sepals erect, oblong to linear-oblong, (3.5–)4–7.5(–9.5) × (0.8–)1–2(–2.5) mm;

petals white or purple, often linear, sometimes linear-lanceolate, (6–)8.5–18(–20) × 0.3–0.8(–1.5) mm, margins slightly crisped, claw strongly differentiated from blade, [(2.5–)3–6(–7) mm, widest at base];

nectar glands confluent, lateral and median;

filaments subequal, (4.5–)6.5–12(–15) mm;

anthers exserted, linear, 2–4(–5.5) mm, circinately coiled, (apiculate);

gynophore (0.5–)1–5(–8.5) 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.

horizontal to, rarely, divaricate, straight, often stout, (2–)3–6.5(–15) mm, often flattened at base.

divaricate to divaricate-ascending, straight or incurved, slender, 4–12(–15) mm, slightly flattened at base.

divaricate-ascending to slightly reflexed, torulose, somewhat tortuous, terete, (2.5–)3.5–10(–12) cm × (0.7–)1–1.5(–2) mm;

ovules 56–108 per ovary;

style usually cylindrical, rarely subclavate, (0.3–)0.7–2.5(–4) 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.

(0.7–)1–1.5(–1.8) × 0.5–0.7(–1) mm.

(0.7–)1–1.5 × 0.5–0.8 mm.

= 26.