Flora of North America species comparison

several, 8–50 cm.

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

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.

nodding, not congested, elongating in mature bud.

nodding, congested.

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.

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.

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

pedicel 8–28 mm.

ascending, cylindrical, 20–55 mm;

pedicel 1–18 mm.

0.8–1.6 mm.

0.5–0.7 mm.

= 14.