Flora of North America species comparison

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

several from base, ± erect, exceeding basal rosette by ± 0.5 dm.

(tufted);

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

(forming a strong rosette; long-petiolate);

blade oblanceolate to ovate or orbicular, (1.5–)2–4(–8) cm, (base usually abruptly tapering to petiole), margins entire.

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

blade oblanceolate, 1–2 cm, margin entire, (apex acute).

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

congested, (greatly exceeding leaves).

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

petals spatulate, (3.9–)5–7 mm.

sepals often keeled, 6–8 mm;

petals spatulate, 8–10 mm.

(recurved), 6–8(–12) mm.

(spreading, straight or slightly curved), 7–11 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.

didymous, highly inflated, 8–22 × 10–25 mm, (papery, basal and apical sinuses deep);

valves (retaining seeds after dehiscence), densely pubescent, trichomes appressed;

replum linear to oblong, as wide as or wider than fruit;

ovules 8 per ovary;

style 7–9 mm.

somewhat flattened.

flattened.

= 16.