Flora of North America species comparison

slender, unbranched or branched from base, 10–60 cm.

usually unbranched, sometimes branched from base, 3–45 cm.

in basal rosette and/or cauline, often purple-dotted, 2–22 × 0.4–3.5 cm;

petiole 0.4–8 cm;

blade pinnately lobed, sometimes lateral lobes greatly reduced or absent and blade reduced to terminal lobe only, terminal lobe oblong or cordate to ovate, 1–5 × 0.5–3.2 cm, margins serrate, brown oil cells prominently lining veins abaxially.

primarily in basal rosette, cauline poorly developed or absent, 1–18 × 0.5–3.5 cm;

petiole 0.5–6.5 cm;

blade pinnately lobed or lateral lobes greatly reduced or absent, sometimes mixed on same plant, terminal lobe narrowly ovate to ovate or elliptic, 1–6.5 × 0.5–3.3 cm, margins irregularly dentate to subentire, oil cells on abaxial surface inconspicuous or conspicuous, pale yellowish brown or dark brown.

erect, elongating after anthesis.

nodding, elongating in fruit.

opening at sunrise;

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

floral tube 0.5–1.5 mm, glabrous or sparsely villous inside;

sepals 1.5–5 mm;

petals bright yellow, fading pale orange or lavender, 1–6 mm;

stamens unequal, filaments of antisepalous stamens 1–3 mm, those of antipetalous ones 0.3–2 mm, anthers 0.5–2 mm, glabrous or sparsely ciliate;

style 1.5–6 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

opening at sunrise;

buds with or without subapical free tips less than 1 mm;

floral tube 1–4 mm, sparsely villous or glabrous inside;

sepals 1.2–5 mm;

petals bright yellow, often with red dots near base, fading pale yellow or yellowish orange, 1.5–5.5(–8) mm;

stamens unequal, filaments of antisepalous stamens 1.2–6 mm, those of antipetalous ones 0.5–4 mm, anthers 1–2.5 mm, ciliate or glabrous;

style 3–11 mm, stigma surrounded by anthers at anthesis.

spreading or ascending, oblong-cylindrical, 11–45 mm;

pedicel 5–30 mm.

ascending, clavate, 8–50 mm;

pedicel 4–20 mm.

0.6–1.2 mm.

1–2 mm.