Flora of North America species comparison

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

several from base, erect (and stout) or outer ones decumbent, (unbranched or branched, stiff and densely foliate, sterile leaf-bearing branches sometimes present), to 4 dm.

(tufted);

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

blade obovate or elliptic, to ca. 3 cm, margins sinuate or shallowly dentate.

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

(proximal usually shortly petiolate, distal sessile);

blade obovate to broadly elliptic, 1–3 cm, margins sinuate or shallowly toothed.

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

dense, compact, (elongated in fruit).

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

petals spatulate, (3.9–)5–7 mm.

sepals elliptic or narrowly elliptic or oblong, (3.8–)4.5–5.5 mm, (lateral pair cucullate, very convex, median pair tapering to base, thickened apically, cucullate, often slightly keeled);

petals cuneate, 6.5–8 mm, (slightly expanded at base, margins sinuate, apex retuse or entire).

(recurved), 6–8(–12) mm.

(recurved, curved or sigmoid), somewhat expanded apically.

(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), oblong or broadly elliptic, compressed (latiseptate), 5–8 mm;

valves pubescent, trichomes spreading, sparsely pubescent inside;

ovules 4–6 per ovary;

style 3–5 mm.

somewhat flattened.

flattened.