Flora of North America species comparison

several from base, decumbent, (unbranched, slender), 0.5–1 dm.

simple from base, erect, (usually unbranched), to 4.5 dm.

(strongly rosulate);

blade usually oblanceolate or broader, sometimes triangular, 2–3.5 cm (width 5–10 mm), margins entire or with 1 or 2 broad teeth, (apex acute).

blade suborbicular to elliptic, 2–9.5(–11.5) cm, margins entire, sinuate, coarsely dentate, or almost lyrate-pinnatifid.

blade oblanceolate, 1–1.5 cm (width 2–4 mm), margins entire, (apex acute).

similar to basal, blade narrowly linear or, sometimes, orbicular.

congested, (elongated moderately in fruit).

loose (lax).

sepals linear, 5–7 mm;

petals spatulate, 8–10 mm, (apex often somewhat truncate).

sepals elliptic or ovate, (2–)3.5–7.5 mm, (cucullate);

petals 6–11 mm.

(spreading, straight or somewhat sigmoid), 5–8 mm.

(recurved, straight, curved, or sigmoid), 6–20 mm.

(erect), didymous, suborbicular, inflated, 2–5(–8) × 4–8(–10)mm, (coriaceous, base slightly cordate or nearly obtuse, sinus obsolete or absent, apical sinus broad and deep);

valves (retaining seeds after dehiscence), pubescent, trichomes appressed, (silvery on ovaries and immature fruit);

replum obovate to oblong, as wide as or wider than fruit, rarely somewhat constricted basally, apex obtuse;

ovules 4 per ovary;

style 5–7 mm.

obovoid to subglobose, not inflated (not angustiseptate), 3–6 mm;

valves sparsely pubescent, sometimes glabrous inside, trichomes sessile or stalked;

ovules 4(–8) per ovary;

style (1.6–)3–6 mm.

slightly flattened.

flattened.

= 8.

= 10, 30.