Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched or branched from base, 3–30 cm.

several, 5–150 cm.

primarily in basal rosette and also cauline;

petiole 0.5–8 cm;

blade usually not pinnately lobed or, if so, then lateral lobes greatly reduced, terminal lobe oblanceolate to cordate, 0.8–7.5 × 0.4–3 cm, margins entire or sparsely denticulate, pale brown oil cells lining veins abaxially.

in poorly defined basal rosette and cauline;

petiole 0.7–3.4 cm;

blade unlobed, broadly ovate to oblong-ovate, elliptic, or subcordate, 1.2–7.6 × 0.8–5.5 cm, margins serrulate to serrate-denticulate, brown oil cells prominently lining veins abaxially.

nodding, elongating after anthesis.

erect, elongating in flower.

opening at sunrise;

buds without subapical free tips;

floral tube 2–4.5 mm, villous inside proximally;

sepals 3–8 mm;

petals bright yellow, with red dots near base, fading pale yellow or yellowish orange, 5.5–9 mm;

stamens unequal, filaments of antisepalous stamens 3–8 mm, those of antipetalous ones 2.8–5.5 mm, anthers 2–4 mm, ciliate;

style 10–17 mm, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.

opening at sunrise;

buds without free tips;

floral tube 0.6–1 mm;

sepals 5–7 mm;

petals purple, fading darker purple, 7–14 mm;

stamens 4 + 4, unequal, anthers 1.5–2 mm, glabrous, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.

erect, spreading, or slightly reflexed, clavate, 18–40 mm;

pedicel 4–28 mm.

spreading to reflexed, clavate, 11–25 mm;

pedicel 3–5 mm.

1.2–1.7 mm.

1.5–1.8 mm.

= 14.