Flora of North America species comparison

1–5(–7), decumbent or spreading to erect, leafy proximally and distally, ± glabrous, puberulent, canescent, or tomentose, on caudex from subligneous rhizome.

spreading to erect, usually not buried, usually elongated by end of season, puberulent.

basal and cauline;

basal: 1–6;

stipules adnate to petiole, forming 2 linear, membranous wings, wing margins entire or laciniate, each wing with lanceolate to ± deltate projection, margins entire or laciniate, apex acute to long-acuminate;

petiole 1.8–14.5 cm, puberulent to tomentose;

blade purplish, purple-tinted, or gray-green abaxially, gray, green, or gray-green adaxially, sometimes shiny adaxially, ovate, orbiculate, oblong, deltate, or lanceolate, 0.8–5.3 × 0.4–4.1 cm, often fleshy, base cordate, subcordate, truncate, or attenuate, oblique or not, margins usually ± crenate, serrate, dentate, or coarsely or irregularly repand-dentate, sometimes entire, usually ciliate, apex acute to obtuse or rounded, surfaces glabrous, puberulent, or tomentose;

cauline similar to basal except: stipules linear, lanceolate, oblanceolate, or ± oblong to ovate, margins entire, lacerate, or laciniate, usually ciliate, apex sometimes divided into 2–3 filiform processes or obtuse;

petiole 0.3–19.7 cm, glabrous or puberulent;

blade ovate, oblong, elliptic, deltate, or lanceolate, 0.9–5.2 × 0.2–2.9 cm, length 0.8–7.1 times width, margins crenate, serrate, dentate, repand-denticulate, undulate-denticulate, sinuate, undulate, or entire, abaxial surface puberulent, canescent, or tomentose, adaxial surface glabrous, sparsely pubescent, puberulent, canescent, or tomentose.

basal: 1–6;

petiole 1.8–8.5 cm, puberulent;

blade usually purple-tinted abaxially, green adaxially, ± orbiculate to ovate, 0.8–3 × 0.5–2.2 cm, base cordate or truncate, margins irregularly dentate or crenate with 3–4 rounded and/or pointed teeth per side, apex obtuse to rounded, surfaces puberulent;

cauline: petiole 0.5–4.1 cm, puberulent;

blade ovate to lanceolate to ± oblong, 1.2–2.7 × 0.7–1.9 cm, length 0.8–2.5 times width, base attenuate, oblique or not, subcordate, or truncate, margins entire, crenate, serrate, or repand-denticulate, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces canescent.

4.6–6 cm, puberulent.

ovoid to ± spherical, 4–7 mm, puberulent.

5–6.5 mm.

light to dark brown or mottled gray and brown, 2–3.1 mm.

dark brown, 2.2–2.9 mm.

petals 6–11 mm.

= 12.