Flora of North America species comparison

4-7(-10) × (1-)3-4 cm;

petiole 2-5(-8) cm;

blade with 3-4 orders of leaflets and lobes;

surfaces pubescent near base, rarely sparsely pubescent throughout; ultimate lobes variable in shape, often oblong to spoon-shaped, (2-)6-12(-18) × 1.5-6 mm, minutely apiculate, occasionally retuse.

(10-)14-24(-30) × (4-)6-14(-18) cm;

petiole (5-)8-16(-22) cm;

blade with 4 orders of leaflets and lobes;

abaxial surface glaucous; ultimate lobes linear to linear-elliptic or linear-obovate, (2-)5-15(-23) × (0.4-)2-4 mm, usually minutely apiculate.

1-flowered, barely exceeding to shorter than leaves;

bracts 1 (rarely 2) per scape, lanceolate, 4-6 × 2-3 mm.

racemose, 3-12-flowered, usually exceeding leaves, (10-)15-27(-33) cm;

bracts ovate, 2-5 × 1-3 mm.

nodding to erect;

pedicels 2-7 mm;

petals pink to white, suffused light brown;

outer petals (7-)12-16(-20) mm, reflexed portion (4-)6-8(-10) mm;

inner petals purple-tipped, (11-)13-15(-17) mm, blade triangular to lanceolate or spoon-shaped, 4-8 mm, claw linear-oblong, 4-6 mm, crest absent;

filaments of each bundle usually distinct above base, occasionally connate just below anthers, median filament forming loop with slight indentation near base; nectariferous tissue borne along basal part of loop;

style 2-5 mm;

stigma shallowly 2-lobed, much reduced, slightly wider than style.

pendent, very fragrant;

pedicels (2-)3-7(-14) mm;

sepals triangular to ovate, 2-4 × 1-2 mm, apex acuminate;

petals white;

outer petals (10-)12-16(-20) × (2-)4-5(-8) mm, reflexed portion 3-5 mm;

inner petals (10-)12-15(-18) mm, blade 2-4 mm, claw linear-elliptic, 5-9 mm, crest prominent, ca. 2 mm diam., exceeding apex by ca. 2 mm;

filaments of each bundle distinct nearly to base; nectariferous tissue forming 0.5-1 mm spur oriented vertically;

style 4-7 mm;

stigma shallowly 2-horned with 2 lateral papillae.

ovoid, attenuate to style, 9-14 × 5-9 mm.

ovoid, attenuate at both ends, (5-)9-13(-17) × 3-6 mm.

reniform, ca. 1.5 mm diam., finely and obscurely reticulate, elaiosome absent.

slightly reniform, very obscurely reticulate, elaiosome present.

= 16.