Flora of North America species comparison

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

simple or few from base, ascending to erect, (0.5–)1–2(–3.5) dm.

(erect);

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

(petiole tapering to blade);

blade rhombic to elliptic and irregularly angular, sometimes spatulate to oblanceolate, 1.5–7.5(–10) cm, margins entire.

blade linear, similar to basal.

(not or loosely overlapping, petiolate or distal sessile);

blade spatulate to oblanceolate, 1–4 cm, margins entire.

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

crowded, elongated.

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

petals lingulate, 6–9 mm.

sepals ovate, oblong, or elliptic 4–7.5 mm, (median pair thickened apically, cucullate);

petals spatulate or broadly cuneate, 6–13 mm, (claw slightly expanded at base).

(ascending, curved), 3–5.5 mm.

(ascending, curved or sigmoid), 6–12(–20) 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).

(substipitate), globose or obovoid to ellipsoid, sometimes slightly obcompressed, 4–9 mm;

valves (not retaining seeds after dehiscence), glabrous throughout;

replum as wide as or wider than fruit;

ovules 4–24 per ovary;

style (2–)4–7 mm.

plump, (oblong).

flattened.

= 10.