Flora of North America species comparison

few to several from base, erect, (unbranched, slender), 0.3–1.5(–3) dm.

few to several from base, erect, (usually exceeding basal leaves), 0.3–0.7 dm.

(tufted, erect);

blade linear to very narrowly spatulate, 1–3(–4) cm, margins entire (involute).

blade linear-spatulate, 1.5–4 cm, (base narrowed gradually to petiole), margins entire.

similar to basal.

blade spatulate, similar to basal.

relatively dense.

crowded in distal 1/3, (4–10-flowered).

sepals (greenish yellow), elliptic, 3.5–7 mm;

petals spatulate, 5–6 mm, (not clawed).

sepals (pale yellow), oblong to elliptic, 3–4 mm, (median pair usually thickened apically, cucullate);

petals (sometimes with slight tinge of orange basally), lingulate, 4–6 mm.

(ascending, curved or sigmoid), 2–10 mm.

(loosely to strongly sigmoid), 6–10 mm.

(erect), ovoid (or longer than broad), usually inflated, 4–5 mm, (apex acute, slightly flattened);

valves pubescent, trichomes appressed;

ovules 4–8 per ovary;

style 2–4 mm.

ellipsoid, slightly inflated (somewhat latiseptate), 4–5 mm, (apex acute);

valves pubescent, trichomes erect, appearing slightly shaggy;

ovules 4–8 per ovary;

styles 2.5–3 mm, (shorter than mature fruits).

flattened, (mucilaginous).

± flattened, convex on outer side.

= 10, 20.