Flora of North America species comparison

with several divergent branches from base, 10–50 cm.

slender, unbranched or branched, 10–20 cm.

primarily in basal rosette and cauline, 3–20 × 0.7–2.5 cm;

petiole 0.5–4 cm;

blade pinnately or bipinnately lobed, terminal lobe ovate to elliptic, 0.4–2.5 × 0.3–1.5 cm, margins irregularly serrate, dark brown oil cells prominently lining veins abaxially.

primarily cauline;

petiole 0.3–1.8 cm;

blade unlobed, narrowly ovate to elliptic, 0.3–2 × 0.3–1 cm, margins entire or inconspicuously denticulate, brownish oil cells lining veins abaxially.

erect, elongating after anthesis.

erect, elongating in fruit.

opening at sunrise;

buds individually reflexed, with apical free tips less than 1 mm;

floral tube 1.5–2 mm, glabrous inside;

sepals 2–5 mm;

petals bright yellow, with red dots near base, fading pale lavender, 2–6 mm;

stamens unequal, filaments of antisepalous stamens 1.5–3 mm, those of antipetalous ones 1–2 mm, anthers 1.2–2 mm, glabrous;

style 4–7 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

opening at sunrise;

buds without free tips;

floral tube 0.4–0.5 mm, glabrous inside;

sepals 1–1.2 mm;

petals yellow, fading pale lavender, 1–1.5 mm;

stamens 4 (or 8), antisepalous, filaments 0.5 mm, anthers 0.5–0.7 mm, glabrous, when 8, then antipetalous ones smaller and abortive;

style 1.5 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

spreading to ascending, oblong-cylindrical, 8–20 mm;

pedicel 6–10 mm.

spreading or reflexed, clavate, 4–10 mm;

pedicel 3–9 mm.

0.6–1 mm.

0.8 mm.

= 14.