Flora of North America species comparison

several from base, usually decumbent to ascending, (arising laterally, unbranched, coarse), 1–2 dm.

simple or few to several from base, erect to spreading or prostrate, 0.5–2(–3) dm.

blade pandurate or obovate, 3–6 cm, margins usually deeply and broadly incised, rarely subentire, (apex obtuse).

(usually ± rosulate);

blade obovate to oblanceolate, (1–)2–6(–15) cm, margins entire.

blade oblanceolate to spatulate, similar to basal, (3–6 mm wide), margins entire, (apex often somewhat acute).

(sessile or shortly petiolate);

blade oblanceolate or lingulate, 0.5–1.5(–3) cm, margins entire.

congested, (elongated in fruit).

loose.

sepals oblong, 6–8 mm;

petals spatulate, to 10 mm.

sepals ovate to elliptic, (3–)4–5(–6) mm, (median pair often thickened apically, cucullate);

petals spatulate, 5–6(–7) mm, (blade gradually narrowed to claw).

(usually curving upward, sigmoid), 6–10 mm.

(erect to divaricate or ascending), (5–)10–20(–40) mm, (stout).

didymous, irregular in shape, somewhat angular, inflated, 5–7 × 6–8 mm, (papery, often rigid, base obtuse or truncate, apical sinus broad, open and deep);

valves (retaining seeds after dehiscence), pubescent, trichomes spreading, loose;

replum oblong, often constricted, as wide as or wider than fruit, apex obtuse;

ovules 4 per ovary;

style 5–7 mm.

subglobose to ellipsoid, uncompressed, 4–6(–9) mm;

valves (not retaining seeds after dehiscence), glabrous or sparsely pubescent outside, trichomes sessile;

replum as wide as or wider than fruit;

ovules (8–)10–14(–16) per ovary;

style 1–2.5(–4) mm.

flattened.

plump.

= 8, 16.

= 60.