Flora of North America species comparison

simple or branching.

to 30 cm;

blade sometimes sparsely setose abaxially on midrib;

margins usually shallowly to deeply toothed.

to 12 cm;

petiole 2/3 length of leaf;

blade green on both surfaces, not glaucous, lanceolate, 1-2x-lobed with 2-3(-4) pairs of primary lateral lobes;

primary lobes broadly lanceolate or strap-shaped, apex obtuse to acute.

peduncle often sparsely setose.

scapes erect or bowed and decumbent, less than 15 cm, sparsely to densely hispid.

petals white, pink, red, or purple, often with dark or pale basal spot, to 6 cm;

anthers pale yellow;

stigmas 5-18, disc ± flat.

to 6.5 cm diam.;

petals yellow or white, rarely pink tinged, or brick red;

anthers yellow;

stigmas 4-7, disc convex.

stipitate, subglobose, not ribbed, to 9 cm, glaucous.

obovoid to subglobose, 1-2.5 times longer than broad, strigose, trichomes light to dark brown or black.