UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

Leaves few, long-petiolate, mostly basal, the blades 2-6 cm. broad, 2-4 times parted or lobed into linear or oblong-lanceolate segments 1.5-5 mm. broad;

cauline leaves much reduced upward.

Leaves alternate, all cauline, the lower petiolate, becoming nearly sessile upward;

leaves many, the blades orbiculate, 1-5 cm. wide, 12- to 60-lobed, the lobes under 1.5 mm. wide.

Inflorescence simple or compound, the racemes 3-15 flowered; the lower pedicels several times as long as the flowers, spreading or ascending;

sepals 5, deep purplish-blue, widely spreading, 17-25 mm. long, the lower pair the largest; the spur 13-20 mm. long, from about as long to twice as long as the top sepal;

petals 4, small, the lower pair sometimes brownish or yellow-purplish, or all deep purplish-blue, the blade 3-4 mm. long, deeply bi-lobed;

stamens numerous;

pistils 3.

Inflorescence a terminal, 6-30 flowered raceme, simple or with 2-3 branches; pedicles spreading, 1-3 cm. long;

sepals 3, usually blue or purple, 8-18 mm. long, with a spur 12-20 mm. long, and with short, linear bracteoles at least 4 mm. below the sepals;

petals 2, united, 2-lobed, paler and smaller than the sepals;

stamens many, the filaments with the base enlarged;

style 1.

Follicles 15-22 mm. long, somewhat spreading.

Follicles 12-25 mm. long, puberulent.

Specimen records from west of the Cascade Mountains need to be re-examined.