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 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, 0.3–1.4 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 2–8-rayed, 0.2–0.4 mm, sparsely pubescent 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 linear to linear-oblanceolate, 0.5–2 mm wide, margins entire, often ciliate along petiole, trichomes (branched), to 0.6 mm, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 6–12-rayed, 0.07–0.15 mm.

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

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

2–8, rarely concealing stem proximally;

blade auricles absent, surfaces of distalmost leaves densely pubescent.

8–30-flowered, usually unbranched.

5–20-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 lavender to purple, 8–13 × 2.5–4 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

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

ascending, straight, 3–7 mm, pubescent, trichomes appressed, branched.

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.

ascending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, straight, edges parallel, 1.5–2.5 cm × 1.8–2.5 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 12–20 per ovary;

style 3–8 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 × 1–1.5 mm;

wing distal or continuous, 0.05–0.2 mm wide.

= 14.

= 14.