Flora of North America species comparison

several, 10–100 cm.

branched, 3–75 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.

primarily in basal rosette, cauline greatly reduced when present, 6–14 × 1.5–3.5 cm;

petiole 1.5–4(–11) cm;

blade pinnately lobed or lateral lobes greatly reduced or absent, often mixed on same plant, terminal lobe usually ovate, rarely elliptic, 2.5–6.9 × 1.5–7 cm, margins irregularly dentate, oil cells on abaxial surface inconspicuous.

erect, elongating in anthesis.

nodding, mostly elongating after flowers.

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.

opening at sunrise;

buds sometimes individually reflexed, without free tips or with subapical free tips 1–2 mm, or with minute, apical free tips less than 1 mm;

floral tube 3–8 mm, densely short-villous inside proximally;

sepals 5–9 mm;

petals bright yellow, sometimes with red dots at base, fading yellow to orange or reddish, 3–18 mm;

stamens subequal, filaments 3–6 mm, anthers 2.5–6 mm, ciliate;

style 10–18 mm, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.

erect, clavate, 7–13 mm;

pedicel 2–5 mm.

ascending or spreading, oblong-cylindrical, 18–92 mm;

pedicel 2–20 mm.

1–1.2 mm.

1–1.5 mm.

= 14.