Flora of North America species comparison

1–3(4), usually erect to ascending, glabrous or puberulent, from fleshy or subligneous rhizome.

basal and cauline;

basal: 1–5;

stipules ± oblong, ovate, or lanceolate, margins entire, sometimes glandular, apex acuminate to cuspidate;

petiole 1.1–23 cm, glabrous or puberulent;

blade ovate to broadly ovate or ovate-reniform, 0.7–12.4 × 0.9–11.1(–12.3) cm, base cordate, subcordate, or truncate, margins crenate, crenulate, or serrulate, ciliate (sometimes only on proximal 1/2) or eciliate, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces glabrous or puberulent (often only on veins);

cauline similar to basal except: stipules also deltate, margins also erose or laciniate, apex acute, long-acuminate to cuspidate, or ± truncate, occasionally 2- or 3-fid;

petiole 0.1–6.9(–15.2) cm;

blade ovate to deltate, 1.2–7.7 × 0.8–7.8 cm, base cordate to truncate, margins crenate or crenulate to ± serrulate.

basal, 1–6, ascending to erect;

stipules lanceolate, margins entire or fimbriate, apex acute;

petiole 2–10 cm, glabrous;

blade green abaxially, unlobed, narrowly to broadly ovate or narrowly deltate, 1.5–10 × 1.5–10 cm, not fleshy, base cordate to broadly cordate or almost truncate, margins crenate to serrate, ciliate or eciliate, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces sparsely pubescent adaxially, rarely glabrous.

1–6.1 cm, glabrate to puberulent, sometimes glabrous below bracteoles.

3–15 cm, glabrous or pubescent.

sepals lanceolate, margins usually eciliate, auricles 0.5–1.3 mm;

petals white adaxially, upper 2 and lower 3 tinged soft reddish violet abaxially, rarely white on both surfaces, all petals usually with yellow patch basally, lower 3 usually purple-veined, lateral 2 bearded, lowest 5.5–20 mm, spur white, gibbous, 1–2 mm;

style head bearded; cleistogamous flowers axillary or absent.

sepals lanceolate to ovate, margins ciliate or eciliate, auricles 1–2 mm;

petals lavender-violet to dull reddish violet on both surfaces, lower 3 white basally and darker violet-veined, lateral 2 bearded, lowest 10–22 mm, usually obviously bearded, rarely beardless, spur white or same color as petals, gibbous, 2–3 mm;

style head beardless; cleistogamous flowers from prostrate to ascending peduncles.

ovoid to ellipsoid, 2.5–10 mm, sometimes muriculate, glabrous or puberulent.

often reddish or purplish-flecked or green, ellipsoid, 5–10 mm, glabrous or puberulent.

brown to dark brown or purplish black, 1.5–2.5 mm.

beige, mottled to bronze, 1.5–2.5 mm.

= 54.