Flora of North America species comparison

several, 8–50 cm.

unbranched or branched from base, 3–30 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.

primarily in basal rosette and also cauline;

petiole 0.5–8 cm;

blade usually not pinnately lobed or, if so, then lateral lobes greatly reduced, terminal lobe oblanceolate to cordate, 0.8–7.5 × 0.4–3 cm, margins entire or sparsely denticulate, pale brown oil cells lining veins abaxially.

nodding, not congested, elongating in mature bud.

nodding, elongating after anthesis.

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 subapical free tips;

floral tube 2–4.5 mm, villous inside proximally;

sepals 3–8 mm;

petals bright yellow, with red dots near base, fading pale yellow or yellowish orange, 5.5–9 mm;

stamens unequal, filaments of antisepalous stamens 3–8 mm, those of antipetalous ones 2.8–5.5 mm, anthers 2–4 mm, ciliate;

style 10–17 mm, stigma exserted beyond anthers at anthesis.

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

pedicel 8–28 mm.

erect, spreading, or slightly reflexed, clavate, 18–40 mm;

pedicel 4–28 mm.

0.8–1.6 mm.

1.2–1.7 mm.

= 14.

= 14.