Flora of North America species comparison

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, 1–4(–5) dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 2–6-rayed, 0.1–0.2 mm, sparsely pubescent distally.

usually 2–7 per caudex branch, arising from margin of rosette near ground surface, 0.5–2(–3) dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes simple and stalked, 2-rayed, 0.3–0.8 mm, glabrous distally.

blade narrowly oblanceolate, 1–4(–5) mm wide, margins prominently dentate to subpinnatifid (leaf margins of sterile shoots often entire), ciliate near petiole base, trichomes (simple or 2-rayed), 0.4–0.6 mm, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, (2–)4–9-rayed, 0.05–0.2 mm.

blade narrowly oblanceolate, 1–3 mm wide, margins entire, ciliate, trichomes to 1 mm, surfaces pubescent, trichomes stalked, 2–4-rayed, 0.3–0.8 mm.

(10–)20–60, often concealing stem throughout;

blade auricles 0.5–3 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves moderately to sparsely pubescent.

3–7(–10), not concealing stem;

blade auricles 0.2–1 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves glabrous.

8–30-flowered, usually unbranched.

6–15-flowered, unbranched.

divaricate-ascending to pendent at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals usually purple, rarely lavender, 9–14 × 1.5–3 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

ascending at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals white or lavender, 5–7 × 1.5–2.5 mm, glabrous;

pollen spheroid.

reflexed, strongly recurved, 5–15 mm, pubescent, trichomes appressed, branched.

horizontal to divaricate-ascending, straight, 3–9 mm, glabrous.

pendent, not appressed to rachis, not secund, straight to slightly curved, edges parallel, (3.5–)5–8 cm × (1.6–)2–3 mm;

valves pubescent throughout;

ovules 24–42 per ovary;

style 0.5–1 mm.

horizontal to divaricate-ascending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, usually strongly curved, edges parallel, 3.5–6.5 cm × 1.7–2 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 50–84 per ovary;

style 0.05–0.5 mm.

uniseriate, 2.5–3.5 × 1.5–2.2 mm;

wing continuous or at both ends, 0.4–0.8 mm wide.

uniseriate, 1.5–2 × 1.1–1.5 mm;

wing continuous, 0.1–0.2 mm wide.

= 14.