Flora of North America species comparison

several, 8–50 cm.

several, 5–150 cm.

primarily in basal rosette and also cauline, 1.5–20 × 0.5–3 cm;

petiole 0.5–5 cm;

blade pinnately lobed, terminal lobe ovate to narrowly ovate, 1.3–6 × 0.6–3 cm, margins denticulate, brownish oil cells lining veins abaxially.

in poorly defined basal rosette and cauline;

petiole 0.7–3.4 cm;

blade unlobed, broadly ovate to oblong-ovate, elliptic, or subcordate, 1.2–7.6 × 0.8–5.5 cm, margins serrulate to serrate-denticulate, brown oil cells prominently lining veins abaxially.

nodding, not congested, elongating in mature bud.

erect, elongating in flower.

opening at sunrise;

buds with or without subapical free tips;

floral tube orange-brown inside, 2–3 mm, villous inside;

sepals 4–7 mm;

petals bright yellow, with red dots near base, fading pale yellow or yellowish orange, 3–10 mm;

stamens subequal, filaments 4–8 mm, anthers 3–6 mm, ciliate;

style 8–18 mm, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.

opening at sunrise;

buds without free tips;

floral tube 0.6–1 mm;

sepals 5–7 mm;

petals purple, fading darker purple, 7–14 mm;

stamens 4 + 4, unequal, anthers 1.5–2 mm, glabrous, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.

widely spreading, becoming sharply reflexed, clavate, 8–24 mm;

pedicel 8–28 mm.

spreading to reflexed, clavate, 11–25 mm;

pedicel 3–5 mm.

0.8–1.6 mm.

1.5–1.8 mm.

= 14.