Flora of North America species comparison

1–3, usually erect, sometimes prostrate or ascending, glabrous, from shallow, fleshy rhizome or deep-seated caudex with fleshy roots.

basal and cauline;

basal: 2–6;

stipules lanceolate, margins entire or gland-toothed, apex acute;

petiole 4.5–9.8 cm, glabrous;

blade purple-veined, orbiculate-ovate to deltate, 1–4 × 2.7–3.8 cm, usually shiny, leathery, base cuneate, margins serrate, eciliate, apex acute, mucronulate, surfaces glabrous;

cauline similar to basal except: stipules lanceolate to ovate, margins entire or erose to lacerate, with or without gland-tipped processes, apex acute to acuminate;

petiole 0.5–20 cm;

blade usually rhombic, sometimes orbiculate, 0.9–2.6 × 0.7–1.8 cm, margins crenate to ± serrate, apex acute to obtuse.

basal, ca. 5, ascending to erect;

stipules ± oblong, 2-fid, proximal margins entire, distal ± serrate, apex acuminate;

petiole narrowly winged distally, 1–14 cm, usually glabrous;

blade unlobed, broadly ovate or triangular-ovate, 3–8 × 3–5.5 cm, base cordate, margins crenate, usually eciliate, apex acute or ± obtuse, surfaces sparsely puberulent.

1–10.5 cm, glabrous.

3–6 cm, glabrous or pubescent, bracteoles near middle.

sepals lanceolate, margins eciliate, auricles 0.5–1 mm;

petals deep reddish violet abaxially, white adaxially, upper 2 sometimes with purple patch basally, lateral 2 with purple patch basally beyond smaller yellow area, usually bearded, sometimes beardless, lowest purple-veined with yellow area basally, 8–14 mm, spur yellow, gibbous, 1–2 mm;

style head bearded; cleistogamous flowers axillary.

sepals broadly lanceolate, margins eciliate, auricles 6–8 mm;

petals light violet or whitish violet on both surfaces, lowest 3 occasionally white basally, often dark violet-veined, lateral 2 sparsely bearded or beardless, lowest 17–20 mm, spur pale to dark violet, elongated, 5–10 mm;

style head beardless; cleistogamous flowers present.

± spherical, 5–9 mm, glabrous.

ellipsoid, 8–10 mm, glabrous.

deep brown-purple, 2.1–3 mm.

unknown.

and ruderal areas; 10–50 m; introduced;

Mass.;

Asia (China, Japan, Korea).

= 48.Flowering Apr–Jun.