Flora of North America species comparison

often branching from base, 2.5-8 dm, unarmed or sparingly prickly.

4-8(-12) dm, sparingly prickly.

blades: surfaces unarmed or sparingly prickly on veins;

proximal lobed 1/2 or more distance to midrib;

distal more shallowly lobed, mostly clasping.

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

basal and proximal lobed to 4/5 distance to midrib.

buds subglobose, body 10-15 × 9-13 mm, unarmed or sparingly prickly;

sepal horns terete, 5-10 mm, unarmed.

buds broadly ellipsoid-oblong, body 12-20 × 10-15 mm, somewhat prickly;

sepal horns often angular in cross section, 5-10 mm, slightly prickly basally.

4-7 cm broad, subtended by 1-2 foliaceous bracts;

petals bright yellow or rarely pale lemon yellow;

stamens 30-50;

filaments yellow;

pistil 4-6-carpellate.

6-9 cm broad, usually closely subtended by 1-2 foliaceous bracts;

petals white or lavender;

stamens 150 or more;

filaments lemon yellow to red;

pistil 3-6-carpellate.

oblong to broadly ellipsoid, 25-45 × 12-20 mm (including stigma and excluding prickles when present), unarmed or prickly, longest prickles 6-10 mm.

narrowly to broadly ellipsoid, 25-40(-50) × 8-15(-18) mm (including stigma and excluding prickles), prickly, surface clearly visible;

prickles unequal, longest 5-7(-10) mm.

1.6-2 mm.

ca. 1.5 mm.

= 28.

= 28, 56.