Flora of North America species comparison

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

basal, 4–7, ascending to erect;

stipules lanceolate, margins entire or fimbriate, apex acute;

petiole 2–25 cm, usually glabrous;

blade usually grayish green or purplish green abaxially, unlobed, ovate, reniform, or broadly reniform to orbiculate, 1–7 × 1–7 cm, somewhat fleshy, base broadly cordate or reniform to ± truncate, margins crenate to serrate, ciliate or eciliate, apex acute to obtuse or rounded, surfaces usually glabrous, rarely sparsely pubescent.

basal and cauline;

basal: 0–4;

stipules ovate to lanceolate, margins entire, coarsely toothed, or crenate, apex acute or obtuse;

petiole 2.7–19.6 cm, lanceolate, margins ciliate or eciliate, auricles 0.1–0.5 mm;

petals lemon-yellow on both surfaces, lower 3 brownish purple-veined, lateral 2 and sometimes others, bearded, lowest 8–18 mm, spur yellow to greenish, gibbous, 1–2.5 mm;

style head bearded; cleistogamous flowers axillary.

3–25 cm, usually glabrous.

sepals ovate, margins usually eciliate, auricles 1–2 mm;

petals deep bluish violet on both surfaces, lower 3 white basally and darker violet-veined, lateral 2 bearded, upper 2 sometimes sparsely bearded, lowest densely bearded or beardless, 10–28 mm, spur same color as petals, gibbous, 2–3 mm;

style head beardless; cleistogamous flowers on erect to ascending peduncles.

ovoid, 5–10 mm, glabrous.

ellipsoid, 8–12(–20) mm, glabrous or tomentose.

beige to brown or dark brown, 1.5–2.5 mm.

brown, 1.8–3 mm.

= 54.

= 12.