Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched or branched from base, 3–30 cm.

usually well branched, forming bushy habit, 20–100 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.

cauline, mostly toward base;

petiole (0.7–)2.5–7.5 cm;

blade cordate-ovate to -orbiculate, 2.5–7.5 × 2.3–5.5 cm, smaller distally, margins erose-dentate.

nodding, elongating after anthesis.

nodding, congested.

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.

floral tube 4.5–14 mm, villous inside;

sepals 3–9 mm;

petals yellow, 3–12 mm;

filaments 1–3 mm, anthers 2–4 mm;

style 8–23 mm, stigma surrounded by or exserted just beyond anthers at anthesis.

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

pedicel 4–28 mm.

ascending, cylindrical, 20–55 mm;

pedicel 1–18 mm.

1.2–1.7 mm.

0.5–0.7 mm.

= 14.