Flora of North America species comparison

(20-)30-70(-80) cm, from caudices, rarely with very short ascending rhizomes, caudices ascending to vertical.

5-35(-60) cm, from tubers with rhizomes near apex, tubers ascending or vertical, rhizomes horizontal or ascending.

(2-)5-10(-13), ternate;

petiole 9-21 cm;

terminal leaflet sessile, broadly rhombic to oblanceolate, (2.5-)3-5(-6) × (3-)4-10(-14) cm, base narrowly cuneate, margins crenate, or serrate and deeply incised on distal 1/2, apex narrowly acute, surfaces strigose, more so abaxially;

lateral leaflets 1-2x-parted and -lobed; ultimate lobes 4-10(-13) mm wide.

1-3(-5), 1-2-ternate;

petiole 3-9(-10) cm;

terminal leaflet petiolulate, rarely sessile, obtriangular, 2-3-cleft, 1-3 × 0.8-2(-2.5) cm, base narrowly attenuate to strongly and narrowly cuneate, margins serrate, rarely dissected on distal 2/3, apex obtuse to broadly acute, surfaces glabrous;

lateral leaflets ±pinnately 1-2(-3)×-lobed or -parted; ultimate lobes 2-10 mm wide.

(1-)2-8-flowered cymes, sometimes appearing umbellike;

peduncle villous to densely villous;

involucral bracts 3-7(-9), 2(-3)-tiered (can appear 1-tiered), ternate, ±similar to basal leaves, bases distinct;

terminal leaflet sessile, rhombic to oblanceolate, 2.5-6.5 × (1-)1.5-2(-2.5) cm, bases narrowly cuneate, margins serrate and incised on distal 1/3-1/2, apex narrowly acute, surfaces puberulous, more so abaxially;

lateral leaflets 1(-2)×-parted or -lobed; ultimate lobes (4-)6-10(-15) mm wide.

1-flowered;

peduncle proximally glabrous, distally villous;

involucral bracts 3, borne below middle of scape at anthesis, 1-tiered, simple, ±similar to basal leaves, obtriangular, 3-cleft, 1-2.5 cm, bases somewhat clasping, connate, margins incised on distal 1/2, apex acuminate, surfaces sparsely pilose;

segments 3, broadly linear;

lateral segments 1-2x-lobed or -parted; ultimate lobes 1-2.5 mm wide.

pedicel usually appearing bractless;

sepals 4-5(-6), green to whitish, oblong to elliptic or ovate, 5-12(-15) × 3-6 mm, abaxially silky, adaxially glabrous;

stamens 50-75.

sepals 10-20(-30), white to rose or blue to purple, linear to oblong, (6-)10-20(-22) × 2-5(-7) mm, abaxially sparsely hairy, adaxially glabrous or nearly so;

stamens 50-60.

body ovoid, (1.8-)2-3 × 1.5-2 mm, not winged, woolly;

beak usually recurved, (0.3-)0.5-1 mm, hidden by achene indument, glabrous.

body ovoid, 1.5-2.5(-3) × ca. 2 mm, not winged, densely woolly;

beak straight, 1.3-2 mm, projecting beyond achene indument, proximally tomentose, not plumose.

cylindric;

pedicel 10-30 cm.

fusiform;

pedicel (5-)10-20 cm.

=16.

=16.