Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched, 0.2–0.6(–0.8) dm, often pubescent throughout, sometimes glabrate distally, trichomes simple, 0.4–1 mm, and 2–4-rayed, 0.1–0.4 mm.

unbranched, 0.4–0.6 dm, densely pubescent throughout, trichomes dendritic, 3–6-rayed, (often crisped), 0.1–0.4 mm.

rosulate;

subsessile;

petiole base and margin ciliate, (trichomes simple, 0.4–1.4 mm);

blade oblanceolate to obovate or suborbicular, 0.3–1 cm × 2–4.5 mm, margins entire, surfaces pubescent, abaxially with stalked, 2–10-rayed, stellate trichomes, 0.2–0.8 mm, adaxially with simple trichomes, 0.4–1 mm, sometimes with smaller, 2–4-rayed ones, (midvein obscure).

(imbricate);

not rosulate;

sessile;

blade obovate to oblanceolate, 0.4–1.1 cm × 2–3.2 mm, margins entire, (base and margins not ciliate), surfaces pubescent with stalked, 4–8-rayed trichomes, 0.1–0.5 mm, (sometimes 1 or more rays spurred), adaxially sometimes trichomes simple.

0.

2 or 3 (sometimes basal leaves spaced, flowering stem appearing to 8-leaved);

sessile;

blade oblong to ovate, margins entire, surfaces pubescent as basal.

(2–)4–10(–14)-flowered, ebracteate, elongated in fruit;

rachis not flexuous, pubescent as stem or glabrous.

4–15-flowered, ebracteate or proximalmost 1 or 2 flowers bracteate, slightly elongated in fruit;

rachis not flexuous, pubescent as stem.

sepals ovate, 2–3 mm, pubescent, (trichomes simple with fewer, 2-rayed ones);

petals bright yellow, obovate, 4–6 × 2–3.5 mm;

anthers oblong, 0.4–0.5 mm.

sepals broadly ovate, 1.7–2.4 mm, pubescent, (trichomes short-stalked, 2–5-rayed);

petals yellow, obovate to oblanceolate, 3–4.5 × 1.5–2.5 mm;

anthers ovate, 0.4–0.5 mm.

ascending to divaricate-ascending, straight or slightly curved upward, 3–7(–9) mm, pubescent or glabrous, trichomes simple and 2–4-rayed.

divaricate-ascending, usually straight, rarely curved upward, 3–6(–10) mm, pubescent, trichomes 3–6-rayed, (crisped, 0.1–0.4 mm), and, sometimes, simple.

elliptic to lanceolate or ovate to suborbicular, plane, flattened, 4–8(–10) × 3–4.5 mm;

valves puberulent, trichomes simple with fewer 2-rayed ones, 0.1–0.35 mm;

ovules 12–16 per ovary;

style 0.5–0.9(–1.1) mm.

(not appressed to rachis), ovate to elliptic, plane, flattened, 4–6.5 × 2.5–4 mm;

valves densely pubescent, trichomes simple and short-stalked, 2–5-rayed, 0.08–0.35 mm;

ovules 6–12 per ovary;

style (0.1–)0.3–0.7 mm.

oblong, 1.5–2 × 1–1.3 mm.

oblong, 1.4–1.8 × 0.8–1.2 mm.

= 72.