Flora of North America species comparison

1–3, erect, leafless proximally, leafy distally, glabrous or puberulent, from subligneous rhizome.

1–5, prostrate or erect, leafy proximally and distally, usually glabrous, from current and/or previous year’s growth, on usually vertical, fleshy rhizome.

basal and cauline;

basal: 0–2, unlobed or palmately 3–11-lobed;

stipules ovate to lanceolate, margins ± entire or serrate, apex acute;

petiole 5–27 cm, glabrous or puberulent;

blade sometimes glaucous, deltate to reniform, 3.5–8.5 × 4.5–13.5 cm, base cordate, truncate, or attenuate, margins on unlobed leaves coarsely dentate-serrate, margins on lobed leaves usually entire, sometimes few-toothed, ciliate (sometimes only proximal 1/2) or eciliate, apex acute to obtuse, mucronulate, surfaces glabrous or puberulent;

cauline similar to basal except: distal on naked stems, unlobed and divided leaves can occur on same plant, if divided, palmately 3–12-lobed;

stipules sometimes large and ± leaflike, margins entire, lacerate, or laciniate, sometimes with gland-tipped projections, apex acute to acuminate;

petiole 0.2–8.8 cm;

blade reniform to reniform-cordate, ± ovate, deltate, or rhombic, 1.5–5.5 × 1.4–10 cm, base cordate, subcordate, truncate, or attenuate, margins entire, crenate-serrate, or dentate, or coarsely lacerate to deeply serrate, often entire distally, ciliate or rarely eciliate, apex acute to obtuse, often long-tapered, mucronulate.

basal and cauline;

basal: 3–11;

stipules deltate to lanceolate, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate;

petiole 2.1–10.5 cm, glabrous or pubescent;

blade usually orbiculate to broadly ovate, sometimes reniform, 1.4–5.3 × 1.4–5.3 cm, base cordate, margins crenate to serrulate-crenulate, eciliate or sparingly ciliate, apex usually obtuse, rarely acute, abaxial surface usually glabrous, adaxial surface sparsely pubescent;

cauline similar to basal except: stipules lanceolate to ovate, margins usually entire, ciliate;

petiole 0.7–1 cm, glabrous or pubescent;

blade 1.2–2 × 1.1–1.4 cm.

2–13 cm, glabrous or pubescent.

2.7–5.6 cm, glabrous.

sepals lanceolate, margins ciliate or eciliate, auricles 0.1–1 mm;

petals deep lemon-yellow adaxially, usually upper 2 and sometimes lateral 2 brownish purple abaxially, lower 3 and sometimes upper 2 brownish purple-veined basally, lateral 2 bearded, lowest 8–19 mm, spur yellow to greenish, gibbous, 0.5–2 mm;

style head bearded; cleistogamous flowers axillary.

sepals narrow to broadly lanceolate, margins eciliate, auricles 0.5–1.5 mm;

upper 2 and lateral 2 petals deep lemon-yellow on both surfaces, lower 3 and sometimes upper 2 brownish purple-veined, lateral 2 usually bearded, lowest 8–17 mm, spur usually yellow, sometimes whitish, gibbous, 1.5–2.5 mm;

style head bearded; cleistogamous flowers axillary.

ellipsoid-ovoid, 6–16 mm, glabrous.

ellipsoid, 6–8 mm, glabrous.

light brown, blotched or streaked with brown, shiny, 2.1–2.7 mm.

light to dark brown, sometimes mottled with white, 2–2.3 mm.

= 12.

= 24.