Flora of North America species comparison

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

simple from base, erect to decumbent, (well-exserted beyond basal leaves, loosely spreading), 0.3–1.2 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 to prostrate, petiole distinct from blade);

blade (inner) spatulate to oblanceolate, or (outer) oblanceolate or orbicular, 1.5–4 cm, margins entire (rarely folded).

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

blade spatulate, distinctly different from basal.

congested, (elongated moderately in fruit).

moderately dense, (6–20-flowered).

sepals linear, 5–7 mm;

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

sepals (pale yellow), elliptic, 3.5–5 mm;

petals lingulate, 6–9 mm.

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

(strongly sigmoid), 10–20 mm (2 times longer than fruits).

(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.

lanceolate or orbicular, slightly inflated, (2.5–)3–6 mm, (apex usually strongly narrowed);

valves pubescent, trichomes sparse and closely appressed to surface;

ovules 4–8 per ovary;

style 2.5–6 mm (usually ± equal in length to mature fruit).

slightly flattened.

plump.

= 8.