Flora of North America species comparison

unbranched or branched from base, 3–30 cm.

several, 10–200 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 1.8–5.5 cm;

blade unlobed, broadly cordate to ovate, 2.4–8 × 7 cm, margins sinuate-dentate, yellowish 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 4–9 mm, with matted, villous hairs inside;

sepals 4.5–9 mm;

petals pale to dark lavender, diffusely purplish-flecked near base, white at very base, fading darker lavender, 9–14 mm;

stamens unequal, filaments of antisepalous stamens 6–12 mm, of antipetalous ones 3.5–8 mm, anthers 2 mm, glabrous;

style 14–22.5 mm, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.

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

pedicel 4–28 mm.

erect or ascending, clavate, 8–14 mm;

pedicel 2–3.5 mm.

1.2–1.7 mm.

1–1.3 mm.

= 14.

= 14.