Flora of North America species comparison

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

simple or several from base, spreading, (unbranched, sparsely pubescent), to 1.5 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 narrowly elliptic or obovate, 1–3(–4) cm, margins entire or nearly so.

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

(sessile or shortly petiolate);

blade narrowly obovate or oblanceolate, 0.4–1.2 cm, margins entire.

congested, (elongated moderately in fruit).

loose, (few-flowered).

sepals linear, 5–7 mm;

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

sepals linear, lanceolate, or elliptic, 3.5–6.5 mm, (median pair thickened apically, cucullate);

petals oblanceolate, 5.5–9(–10) mm.

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

(spreading, straight or slightly curved), 4–7 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.

globose or subglobose, not or slightly compressed, 3.5–4.3 mm;

valves densely pubescent, trichomes spreading, 3–6-rayed, (appearing shaggy);

ovules 4–8 per ovary;

style 4.5–7 mm.

slightly flattened.

slightly flattened, (suborbicular).

= 8.