Flora of North America species comparison

several from base, ascending to erect (arising laterally, unbranched), 0.5–1(–2.5) dm.

simple or few to several from base, erect, (sometimes branched), to 4 dm.

(ascending to erect, petiole slender);

blade oblanceolate to obovate, 3–8 cm, (base tapering to petiole), margins incised or dentate with broad teeth, (apex acute to obtuse).

blade elliptic to rhombic, 3–8 cm, (base narrowing gradually to petiole), margins entire, repand, coarsely toothed, or pinnatifid.

blade linear-oblanceolate to oblanceolate, 1–2 cm, margins entire.

(proximal often shortly petiolate, distal sessile);

blade linear or narrowly obovate, 1.5–6(–10) cm, margins entire, repand, or shallowly toothed.

dense (elongated or not in fruit, 2.5–8.5(–10) cm).

usually loose.

sepals (greenish yellow), lanceolate, 6–8.5 mm, (saccate and cucullate);

petals spatulate to narrowly oblanceolate, 7–10(–12) mm.

sepals elliptic or ovate, 4–6 mm, (lateral pair usually subsaccate);

petals obovate to obdeltate, 6–10 mm, (apex often emarginate).

(divaricate, straight), 5–11(–15) mm, (rigid, fruits not pendent on arching pedicels).

(usually divaricate, sometimes horizontal, straight or slightly curved), 8–20 mm.

didymous, sides curved and angular, highly inflated, 6–16 × 8–12 mm, (papery, apical sinus broad and concave);

valves (retaining seeds after dehiscence, distinctly 2-keeled on side away from replum), pubescent, trichomes appressed;

replum linear to linear-lanceolate, as wide as or wider than fruit, apex acute;

ovules 4–8 per ovary;

style 2–9 mm, (usually not exceeding sinus).

not didymous, ± globose, slightly inflated, 4–6 mm;

valves (not retaining seeds after dehiscence), glabrous throughout;

replum as wide as or wider than fruit;

ovules 4 per ovary;

style 2–3.5 mm; (stigma expanded).

slightly flattened, (ovate).

flattened, (margined).

= 10.