Flora of North America species comparison

1–4, ascending to erect (often declining during anthesis), glabrous or pubescent, on caudex from fleshy 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: 2–6;

stipules lanceolate to narrowly deltate, margins laciniate, apex acute;

petiole 3–6 cm, glabrous or puberulent;

blade ovate to reniform, 2–7 × 1–2.5 cm, base cordate, margins crenate to serrate, ciliate or eciliate, apex obtuse to acute, surfaces glabrous or pubescent;

cauline similar to basal except: stipules lanceolate, margins laciniate;

petiole 3–7 cm;

distal blades ovate to deltate, 1–6 × 1–4 cm, base cordate, apex acuminate to acute.

3–25 cm, usually glabrous.

5–12 cm, glabrous or pubescent.

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.

sepals lanceolate, margins ciliate or eciliate, auricles 2–3 mm;

petals white or cream on both surfaces, without yellow patch basally, lowest and usually lateral 2 purple-veined, lateral 2 and sometimes all densely bearded, lowest 10–18 mm, spur white, gibbous to elongated, 3–6 mm;

style head bearded; cleistogamous flowers axillary.

ovoid, 5–10 mm, glabrous.

ellipsoid, 6–7 mm, glabrous.

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

beige to bronze, 1.5–3 mm.

= 54.

= 20.