Flora of North America species comparison

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

simple from base, erect to decumbent, (well-exserted beyond basal leaves, loosely spreading), 0.3–1.2 dm.

(tufted);

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

(erect to prostrate, petiole distinct from blade);

blade (inner) spatulate to oblanceolate, or (outer) oblanceolate or orbicular, 1.5–4 cm, margins entire (rarely folded).

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

blade spatulate, distinctly different from basal.

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

moderately dense, (6–20-flowered).

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

petals spatulate, (3.9–)5–7 mm.

sepals (pale yellow), elliptic, 3.5–5 mm;

petals lingulate, 6–9 mm.

(recurved), 6–8(–12) mm.

(strongly sigmoid), 10–20 mm (2 times longer than fruits).

(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 or orbicular, slightly inflated, (2.5–)3–6 mm, (apex usually strongly narrowed);

valves pubescent, trichomes sparse and closely appressed to surface;

ovules 4–8 per ovary;

style 2.5–6 mm (usually ± equal in length to mature fruit).

somewhat flattened.

plump.