Flora of North America species comparison

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

few to several from base, erect, (from basal tuft), 0.1–0.2(–0.3) dm, (not or just barely exceeding leaves).

(tufted);

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

blade spatulate to oblanceolate, 0.5–1.5 cm, (base gradually narrowed to petiole), margins entire.

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

(absent or few);

similar to basal, blade linear.

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

dense, (few-flowered).

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

petals spatulate, (3.9–)5–7 mm.

sepals (pale yellow), oblong to elliptic, 4–5 mm, (median pair usually thickened apically, cucullate);

petals (bright yellow), lingulate, 6–8 mm.

(recurved), 6–8(–12) mm.

(loosely sigmoid), 3–5 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.

lanceolate, compressed apically, 2.5–3(–4) mm;

valves pubescent, trichomes spreading, (appearing fuzzy), rarely with trichomes inside;

ovules 4–8 per ovary;

style 2.5–4 mm.

somewhat flattened.

plump, (oblong).