Flora of North America species comparison

several from base, decumbent, (arising laterally, unbranched), 1–3 dm.

few to several from base, erect, (from basal tuft), 0.1–0.2(–0.3) dm, (not or just barely exceeding leaves).

(numerous); (petiole slender, rarely with a few broad teeth);

blade obovate, 3–7 cm, margins entire.

blade spatulate to oblanceolate, 0.5–1.5 cm, (base gradually narrowed to petiole), margins entire.

blade oblanceolate, 1.5–3 cm, margins entire.

(absent or few);

similar to basal, blade linear.

loose.

dense, (few-flowered).

sepals oblong, 5–7 mm;

petals (yellow to purplish), spatulate, 8–12 mm.

sepals (pale yellow), oblong to elliptic, 4–5 mm, (median pair usually thickened apically, cucullate);

petals (bright yellow), lingulate, 6–8 mm.

(ascending or spreading, slightly curved or sigmoid), 1–2 cm.

(loosely sigmoid), 3–5 mm.

obcordate, angustiseptate, somewhat inflated, (not bladdery), 5–7 × 6–9 mm, (papery, basal sinus absent, apical sinus broad and open);

valves (retaining seeds after dehiscence), loosely pubescent, trichomes spreading;

replum ovate, 5–7 mm, as wide as or wider than fruit, apex acute or obtuse;

ovules 4–6 per ovary;

style 5–7 mm.

lanceolate, compressed apically, 2.5–3(–4) mm;

valves pubescent, trichomes spreading, (appearing fuzzy), rarely with trichomes inside;

ovules 4–8 per ovary;

style 2.5–4 mm.

plump, (oblong).