Flora of North America species comparison

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

few to several from base, erect, (usually exceeding basal leaves), 0.3–0.7 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 linear-spatulate, 1.5–4 cm, (base narrowed gradually to petiole), margins entire.

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

blade spatulate, similar to basal.

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

crowded in distal 1/3, (4–10-flowered).

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

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

sepals (pale yellow), oblong to elliptic, 3–4 mm, (median pair usually thickened apically, cucullate);

petals (sometimes with slight tinge of orange basally), lingulate, 4–6 mm.

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

(loosely to strongly sigmoid), 6–10 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).

ellipsoid, slightly inflated (somewhat latiseptate), 4–5 mm, (apex acute);

valves pubescent, trichomes erect, appearing slightly shaggy;

ovules 4–8 per ovary;

styles 2.5–3 mm, (shorter than mature fruits).

slightly flattened, (ovate).

± flattened, convex on outer side.