Flora of North America species comparison

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

simple or few to several from base, erect to spreading or prostrate, 0.5–2(–3) dm.

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

(usually ± rosulate);

blade obovate to oblanceolate, (1–)2–6(–15) cm, margins entire.

blade spatulate, similar to basal.

(sessile or shortly petiolate);

blade oblanceolate or lingulate, 0.5–1.5(–3) cm, margins entire.

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

loose.

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.

sepals ovate to elliptic, (3–)4–5(–6) mm, (median pair often thickened apically, cucullate);

petals spatulate, 5–6(–7) mm, (blade gradually narrowed to claw).

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

(erect to divaricate or ascending), (5–)10–20(–40) mm, (stout).

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).

subglobose to ellipsoid, uncompressed, 4–6(–9) mm;

valves (not retaining seeds after dehiscence), glabrous or sparsely pubescent outside, trichomes sessile;

replum as wide as or wider than fruit;

ovules (8–)10–14(–16) per ovary;

style 1–2.5(–4) mm.

± flattened, convex on outer side.

plump.

= 60.