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, 1.5–7(–10.5) dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 2–8-rayed, 0.1–0.2 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 oblanceolate, 2–7 mm wide, margins entire or shallowly dentate, sometimes ciliate at petiole base, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 5–10-rayed, 0.05–0.2 mm.

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

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

15–40, concealing stem proximally;

blade auricles 0.5–2.5 mm or, rarely, absent, surfaces of distalmost leaves pubescent.

8–30-flowered, usually unbranched.

15–80(–140)-flowered, usually unbranched.

divaricate-ascending to pendent at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

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

pollen ellipsoid.

pendent at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals white to lavender, 4–8 × 0.8–2.2 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

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

reflexed, abruptly recurved at base, otherwise usually straight, 7–12(–18) 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.

strongly reflexed, usually appressed to rachis, sometimes somewhat secund, straight, edges parallel, 3.5–9 cm × 0.9–1.8 mm;

valves glabrous or sparsely pubescent throughout;

ovules 60–116 per ovary;

style 0.5–2 mm.

uniseriate, 2.5–3.5 × 1.5–2.2 mm;

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

uniseriate, 1–1.4 × 0.9–1.2 mm;

wing continuous, to 0.1 mm wide.

= 14.

= 14.