Flora of North America species comparison

simple from base, erect, (usually unbranched), to 4.5 dm.

simple from base, loosely spreading, usually decumbent, (well exserted from basal leaves, often reddish purple), 0.8–2.4 dm.

blade suborbicular to elliptic, 2–9.5(–11.5) cm, margins entire, sinuate, coarsely dentate, or almost lyrate-pinnatifid.

blade (erect), spatulate to nearly rhombic, 2.5–5(–9) cm, (base gradually narrowed to petiole), margins entire, (flat).

similar to basal, blade narrowly linear or, sometimes, orbicular.

blade spatulate, similar to basal, margins entire.

loose (lax).

loose, (elongated, exceeding basal leaves).

sepals elliptic or ovate, (2–)3.5–7.5 mm, (cucullate);

petals 6–11 mm.

sepals (pale yellow), lingulate to spatulate, 3.5–4 mm;

petals narrowly oblanceolate, 4–6 mm.

(recurved, straight, curved, or sigmoid), 6–20 mm.

(ascending, curved or sigmoid), 4–7 mm.

obovoid to subglobose, not inflated (not angustiseptate), 3–6 mm;

valves sparsely pubescent, sometimes glabrous inside, trichomes sessile or stalked;

ovules 4(–8) per ovary;

style (1.6–)3–6 mm.

ellipsoid, not inflated (strongly latiseptate, more so at apex), (3–)5–9 mm;

valves pubescent, trichomes closely appressed to surface;

ovules 4–8 per ovary;

style 2.5–4.5 mm (never more than 1/2 fruit length).

flattened.

plump.

= 10, 30.