Flora of North America species comparison

several, 10–100 cm.

well branched, 25–180 cm.

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.

cauline, often mostly toward base;

petiole 3–6 cm;

blade cordate-deltate, 2.5–4(–6) × 2.5–4(–6) cm, smaller distally, margins coarsely dentate.

erect, elongating in anthesis.

nodding, open.

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.

floral tube 18–40 mm, finely pubescent inside;

sepals 8–15 mm;

petals bright to pale yellow, 8–20 mm;

filaments 5–9 mm, anthers 5–8 mm;

style 30–58 mm, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.

erect, clavate, 7–13 mm;

pedicel 2–5 mm.

ascending, cylindrical, 30–44 mm;

pedicel 2–5 mm.

1–1.2 mm.

0.5–0.7 mm.

= 14.

= 14.