Flora of North America species comparison

4-10(-15) dm, sparingly to moderately prickly.

branching distally, 3-10 dm, sparingly prickly.

blades: abaxial surface sparingly prickly on main veins, adaxial surface unarmed or sparingly prickly on main veins;

basal and proximal lobed 1/2-4/5 distance to midrib;

distal clasping.

blades: abaxial surface sparingly prickly on veins, adaxial surface usually unarmed;

proximal deeply lobed nearly to midrib;

distal more shallowly lobed, usually clasping.

buds broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, body 12-18 × 10-16 mm, sparingly to rather closely prickly;

sepal horns terete, 3-6(-10) mm, usually unarmed.

buds oblong, body 8-18 × 4-11 mm, with 4-10 prickles per sepal;

sepal horns terete, 5-12 mm, unarmed.

5-10 cm broad, closely to more distantly subtended by 1-2 foliaceous bracts;

petals white;

stamens 150 or more;

filaments lemon yellow;

pistil (3-)4-5(-7)-carpellate.

3-7 cm broad, closely subtended by 1-2 foliaceous bracts;

petals lemon yellow or rarely darker yellow;

stamens 20-75;

filaments yellow;

pistil 3-6-carpellate.

oblong, oblong-ellipsoid, or narrowly ellipsoid, 20-40(-45) × 10-15(-25) mm (including stigma and excluding prickles), prickly, surface clearly visible to partially obscured, longest prickles widely spaced, 6-10(-12) mm, sometimes interspersed with smaller ones.

ovoid-ellipsoid to oblong, 20-50 × 10-18 mm (including stigma and excluding prickles), longest prickles 8-12 mm.

1.6-2 mm.

1.5-2 mm.

= 56.