Flora of North America species comparison

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

several from base, erect to decumbent, (unbranched, fertile stems from among basal leaves), 1.2–1.8 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).

(erect, not rosulate);

blade broadly oblanceolate, 4–8 cm, margins entire or shallowly sinuate-dentate, (apex acute).

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

(proximal petiolate);

blade narrowly lanceolate, similar to basal in size, (distal with cuneate base), margins entire.

congested, (elongated moderately in fruit).

loose, (elongated in fruit).

sepals linear, 5–7 mm;

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

sepals (greenish yellow), elliptic, often broadly so, 4.8–7.1 mm;

petals oblanceolate, 6.8–9.8 mm.

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

(widely spreading to recurved), 1–1.5 cm.

(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.

(usually pendent), slightly didymous apically, obcordate, slightly inflated, 4–7 × 3–6 mm, (papery, basal sinus absent, apical sinus evident to nearly absent);

valves (retaining seeds after dehiscence), pubescent;

replum broadly obovate to suborbicular, 4–5 mm, as wide as or wider than fruit, margins entire;

ovules usually 4 (rarely 6–8) per ovary;

style (2.5–)3–4(–5) mm.

slightly flattened.

plump.

= 8.