Flora of North America species comparison

few from base, well-exserted from basal leaves, 0.4–1(–1.2) dm.

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

blade (erect), obovate to orbicular, 1.5–2.5 cm, (base evidently distinct from petiole), margins entire, (folded).

(shortly petiolate);

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

blade spatulate, margins entire.

(sessile or shortly petiolate);

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

compact, subumbellate.

dense.

sepals (pale yellow), 4–5 mm;

petals lingulate, 6–7 mm.

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).

(ascending, curved to slightly sigmoid), 5–8 mm.

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

ovoid to ellipsoid, slightly inflated, (apex not compressed), 3–4 mm;

valves pubescent, trichomes erect on mature fruits, (± appearing fuzzy);

ovules 8 per ovary;

style 4–5 mm, (glabrous).

(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.

plump.

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

= 14.