Flora of North America species comparison

few to several from base, ± erect, (arising laterally, also from within basal leaves), 0.2–0.4 dm.

several from base, decumbent to erect or ascending (unbranched), 1–2.5 dm.

(erect);

blade linear-oblanceolate, 1.2–2.8 cm, (base gradually narrowed to petiole), margins entire.

(outer ones spreading, inner erect or ascending);

blade ovate, often broadly so, 4–7 cm, margins repand to lyrate-lobed.

blade linear, similar to basal.

similar to basal, blade oblanceolate or narrowly oblong, reduced in size, (base gibbous).

dense, (often subumbellate, not or barely exceeding basal leaves).

loose, (elongated).

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

petals lingulate, 6–9 mm.

sepals lanceolate or narrowly oblong, 5.8–7.2 mm;

petals (erect, sometime purplish or drying purple), narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, 7–10 mm, (not or weakly clawed).

(ascending, curved), 3–5.5 mm.

(ascending to divaricate-ascending, sigmoid to nearly straight), 10–17 mm.

lanceolate in outline, compressed (latiseptate) on margins and at apex, 4–5 mm;

valves pubescent, trichomes closely appressed;

ovules 8–12 per ovary;

style 3.5–4.5 mm (equaling or exceeding length of fruit, curved proximal to stigma).

didymous, globose or subglobose, inflated, 10–13 mm, (papery, basal and apical sinuses deep);

valves (retaining seeds after dehiscence), pubescent, trichomes ascending, appearing fuzzy;

replum oblong to oblanceolate, as wide as or wider than fruit, apex obtuse;

ovules 4 per ovary;

style (4–)5–7 mm.

plump, (oblong).

plump, (suborbicular).