Flora of North America species comparison

several from base, prostrate to decumbent, (usually unbranched, rarely branched distally), 1–3 dm.

several from base, erect, (arising among leaves of an elongated main axis), to 5 dm (± equal).

(tufted);

blade broadly obovate, 1–2 cm, margins entire or with 1 or 2 broad teeth, (apex rounded to obtuse).

(shortly petiolate);

blade obovate to oblanceolate, (1.5–)2.5–5(–6) cm, margins entire, sinuate to shallowly toothed, or pinnatifid.

blade oblanceolate to nearly oblong, similar to basal, (base cuneate), margins entire.

(sessile or shortly petiolate);

blade oblanceolate to oblong, 1.3–3(–4) cm, (base cuneate), margins entire or repand to dentate.

(secund), loose, (elongated in fruit).

dense.

sepals (yellowish), elliptic to lanceolate, (2–)3–4 mm;

petals spatulate, (3.9–)5–7 mm.

sepals elliptic or obovate, 2.6–4.1 mm, (median pair thickened apically, cucullate);

petals (bright yellow), obovate, 3.5–6.5(–7.5) mm, (margins sinuate).

(recurved), 6–8(–12) mm.

(usually spreading horizontally, straight), 7–14(–21) mm.

(usually pendent), elliptic to subglobose, usually slightly compressed (latiseptate), 3–4 mm;

valves densely pubescent, sometimes with scattered trichomes inside;

ovules 4 per ovary;

style ca. 3 mm.

(sessile or substipitate);

globose, often slightly compressed apically, (1–)2–3 mm;

valves sparsely pubescent, sometimes pubescent inside, trichomes spreading, 3–5-rayed;

ovules 4 per ovary;

style 2–3.5(–4) mm.

somewhat flattened.

flattened or plump, (often outer surface hemispherical, inner surface flattened, or both surfaces rounded).

= 14.