Flora of North America species comparison

branched distally, (6.5–)9.5–22.5(–28) dm.

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

(and proximal cauline): petiole (2–)4.5–8.5(–13.7) cm;

blade often lanceolate, sometimes oblanceolate in outline (lateral lobes oblong to linear or deltate), (6.5–)9.5–22.5(–28) cm × 28–55(–75) mm, margins pinnately lobed or lyrate (lobes entire or denticulate).

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.

petiolate;

blade lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 3.5–8.5(–13.5) cm × 7–14(–23) mm, margins usually entire or dentate, rarely lobed.

(ascending);

sessile;

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

somewhat lax, considerably elongated in fruit.

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

sepals spreading or ascending oblong to linear, (3–)4–6(–7) × (0.8–)1–1.3(–1.5) mm;

petals usually white, rarely lavender, linear or oblong, 4–7.5(–9) × 1–1.8(–2) mm, margins not crisped, claw not differentiated from blade (base sometimes clawlike, to 2 mm, widest at base);

nectar glands confluent;

filaments equal, (3–)3.5–6.5(–8.5) mm;

anthers (1–)1.5–2.5(–3) mm, circinately coiled;

gynophore 0.2–2(–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.

horizontal to divaricate, sometimes reflexed, straight or curved, sometimes secund, slender, (5–)7–13(–17) mm, slightly 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.

horizontal or reflexed, torulose, straight to somewhat curved, flattened, (2.5–)3.8–7.4(–9) cm × 1–1.2(–1.5) mm, (replum not constricted between seeds);

ovules 76–128 per ovary;

style usually clavate to subclavate, rarely cylindrical, (0.5–)0.8–2(–3) 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.

0.7–1.3(–1.5) × 0.5–0.8 mm.

(1–)1.3–1.5 × 0.5–8(–1) mm.

= 26.