Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched or branched from base, 3–30 cm.

several, 10–100 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.

primarily in poorly defined basal rosette, cauline greatly reduced when present;

petiole 0.4–8 cm;

blade unlobed, ovate to cordate, 2–11.5 × 1.4–5 cm, margins sinuate-dentate, brown oil cells prominently lining veins abaxially.

nodding, elongating after anthesis.

erect, elongating in anthesis.

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 2–5 mm, villous inside;

sepals 1.5–3.5 mm;

petals lavender, paler and often with flecks toward base, often yellow at very base, fading darker lavender, 2–6 mm;

stamens unequal, filaments of antisepalous ones 1.8–3 mm, of antipetalous ones 1–2.5 mm, anthers 0.6–1 mm, glabrous or sparsely ciliate;

style 4–7 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

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

pedicel 4–28 mm.

erect, clavate, 7–13 mm;

pedicel 2–5 mm.

1.2–1.7 mm.

1–1.2 mm.

= 14.

= 14.