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, 1–3 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 4–7-rayed, 0.1–0.5 mm, mixed proximally with simple and short- to long-stalked, 2- or 3-rayed ones, to 1.5 mm, moderately 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-oblanceolate, 1.5–3 mm wide, margins entire, ciliate proximally, trichomes (simple and 2- or 3-rayed), to 1.5 mm, surfaces moderately pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 4–7-rayed, 0.3–0.6 mm.

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

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

9–17, concealing stem proximally;

blade auricles absent, surfaces of distalmost leaves moderately pubescent.

8–30-flowered, usually unbranched.

8–35-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 yellowish proximally and brick-red distally or, rarely, one color throughout, 9–10 × 0.8–1 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

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

reflexed, straight, 1.5–2 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.

(immature) reflexed, often appressed to rachis, not secund, straight, edges parallel, ca. 4 cm;

valves pubescent throughout;

style ca. 0.3 mm.

uniseriate, 2.5–3.5 × 1.5–2.2 mm;

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

not seen.

= 14.