Flora of North America species comparison

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

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

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

shortly petiolate;

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

somewhat lax, considerably elongated in fruit.

somewhat lax, slightly elongated in fruit.

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 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 divaricate, sometimes reflexed, straight or curved, sometimes secund, slender, (5–)7–13(–17) mm, slightly flattened at base.

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

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.

0.7–1.3(–1.5) × 0.5–0.8 mm.

(0.7–)1–1.5 × 0.5–0.8 mm.