Flora of North America species comparison

several, 10–200 cm.

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

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.

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.

erect, elongating in flower.

nodding, congested.

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.

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 or ascending, clavate, 8–14 mm;

pedicel 2–3.5 mm.

ascending, cylindrical, 20–55 mm;

pedicel 1–18 mm.

1–1.3 mm.

0.5–0.7 mm.

= 14.