Flora of North America species comparison

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

simple from base, spreading or erect, (unbranched), ca. 1 dm.

(tufted);

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

(petiole long, slender);

blade elliptic to obovate, 3–4 cm, (base narrowing to petiole), margins entire.

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

(shortly petiolate);

blade elliptic to obovate, 1–2 cm, margins entire.

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

dense.

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

petals spatulate, (3.9–)5–7 mm.

sepals narrowly elliptic or oblong, ca. 4.5 mm, (median pair thickened apically, cucullate);

petals narrowly spatulate, 7–8 mm.

(recurved), 6–8(–12) mm.

(sigmoid), 5–8 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.

(erect, substipitate), globose, ellipsoid, or obovoid, not or slightly compressed, 3–4 mm;

valves sparsely pubescent, sometimes few trichomes inside;

ovules 10–12 per ovary;

style 3–5 mm.

somewhat flattened.

flattened.