Flora of North America species comparison

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

several from base, erect or outer decumbent, (unbranched), to 2 dm.

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

blade obovate, 3–7 cm, margins entire.

blade elliptic to lanceolate or obovate, 3–8 cm, margins entire.

blade oblanceolate, 1.5–3 cm, margins entire.

(proximal shortly petiolate or sessile, distal sessile);

blade elliptic or obovate, to 2 cm, margins entire.

loose.

dense.

sepals oblong, 5–7 mm;

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

sepals narrowly elliptic or oblong, 4.5–5.3 mm, (tapering to the somewhat thickened, cucullate apex, lateral pair subsaccate);

petals (bright yellow), lingulate or broadly obovate, 7.5–8.5 mm, (narrowing to broad claw, joining in an arch, margins lacerate).

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

(divaricate-ascending to horizontal, straight to loosely curved), to 15 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.

(sessile or substipitate), suborbicular to broadly ovate or ellipsoid, slightly compressed, 6–8 mm;

valves pubescent;

ovules 12–22 per ovary;

style 2–3 mm.

flattened.

= 10.