Flora of North America species comparison

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

(often decumbent), branched basally, sometimes also distally, (2.6–)3–8(–9) 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 1–4.5(–6) cm, ciliate;

blade often oblong or lanceolate, sometimes ovate to spatulate, 3.8–15(–18) cm × 15–35(–42) mm, margins usually entire, rarely repand.

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 usually lanceolate to oblong, rarely linear to linear-lanceolate, (1.3–)1.6–4.8(–6) cm × (3–)5–9(–15) mm, (base usually amplexicaul to sagittate, rarely auriculate), margins entire.

somewhat lax, considerably elongated in fruit.

lax, elongated in fruit, (flower buds oblong-linear).

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, linear to linear-oblong, (6–)6.5–9(–10) × 1–1.5(–1.8) mm;

petals usually lavender, rarely white, linear, (8–)9.5–15(–16.5) × 0.3–0.5(–0.8) mm, margins crisped between blade and claw, claw differentiated from blade, [slender, 4–6.5(–8.5) mm, narrowest at base];

nectar glands confluent, subtending bases of stamens;

filaments slightly tetradynamous, median pairs (7–)8–12.5(–14) mm, lateral pair (5.5–)7–11(–12) mm;

anthers exserted, linear to narrowly oblong, 3.5–5(–6) mm, circinately coiled;

gynophore stout, 0.5–3.5(–5) mm.

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

usually ascending to divaricate-ascending, rarely horizontal or divaricate, usually straight, rarely slightly incurved, stout, (3.5–)4–8 mm, not 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 divaricate-ascending to ascending, rarely divaricate, slightly torulose, straight or slightly incurved, terete or slightly 4-angled, (2.2–)2.8–5(–6.3) cm × 1–1.5(–1.8) mm;

ovules 50–82 per ovary;

style cylindrical, 1–2(–2.5) mm.

0.7–1.3(–1.5) × 0.5–0.8 mm.

1–1.3(–1.5) × 0.7–0.8 mm.