Flora of North America species comparison

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

several from base, erect, (arising among leaves of an elongated main axis), to 5 dm (± equal).

(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).

(shortly petiolate);

blade obovate to oblanceolate, (1.5–)2.5–5(–6) cm, margins entire, sinuate to shallowly toothed, or pinnatifid.

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

(sessile or shortly petiolate);

blade oblanceolate to oblong, 1.3–3(–4) cm, (base cuneate), margins entire or repand to dentate.

congested, (elongated moderately in fruit).

dense.

sepals linear, 5–7 mm;

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

sepals elliptic or obovate, 2.6–4.1 mm, (median pair thickened apically, cucullate);

petals (bright yellow), obovate, 3.5–6.5(–7.5) mm, (margins sinuate).

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

(usually spreading horizontally, straight), 7–14(–21) 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.

(sessile or substipitate);

globose, often slightly compressed apically, (1–)2–3 mm;

valves sparsely pubescent, sometimes pubescent inside, trichomes spreading, 3–5-rayed;

ovules 4 per ovary;

style 2–3.5(–4) mm.

slightly flattened.

flattened or plump, (often outer surface hemispherical, inner surface flattened, or both surfaces rounded).

= 8.

= 14.