Flora of North America species comparison

never tuberous.

never tuberous.

erect or ascending, never rooting nodally, crisped-pilose, base not bulbous.

erect, never rooting nodally, hispid or glabrous, base not bulbous.

broadly rhombic to semicircular in outline, 3-parted, 2.8-4.3 × 3-5.5 cm, segments 3-lobed, ultimate segments lanceolate, margins entire or toothed, apex narrowly acute or acuminate.

cordate to reniform in outline, 3-parted or sometimes 3-foliolate, 1.8-5.6 × 2.8-8.3 cm, segments again lobed, ultimate segments elliptic to lanceolate, margins toothed or crenate-toothed, apex acute to rounded-obtuse.

receptacle glabrous;

sepals reflexed 1 mm above base, 4-6 × 1.5-3 mm, densely pilose;

petals 5, abaxially red, adaxially yellow, 10-12 × 4-6 mm.

receptacle glabrous;

sepals reflexed or sometimes spreading, 2-3.5 × 1-2 mm, pubescent;

petals 5, yellow, 2-4(-6) × 1-2(-3) mm.

of achenes hemispheric, 4-7 × 7-10 mm;

achenes 3.4-4.2 × 2.8-3.2 mm, sometimes basally pilose, margin forming narrow rib 0.1-0.2 mm wide;

beak persistent, lance-subulate, straight or somewhat curved distally, 1.6-2.6 mm.

of achenes globose or hemispheric, 4-7 × 4-7 mm;

achenes 2-2.8 × 1.6-2 mm, glabrous or sparsely hispid, margin forming narrow rib 0.1-0.2 mm wide;

beak persistent, lanceolate, curved, hooked, 1.2-2.5 mm.

= 28.