Flora of North America species comparison

basal, 2–5, prostrate to ascending, often overlapping basally;

stipules linear-lanceolate, margins entire, apex acute;

petiole 2–8 cm, pubescent;

blade unlobed, orbiculate, reniform, or ovate, 2–12 × 1.5–9 cm, base cordate, margins crenate to serrate, sometimes glandular, ciliate or eciliate, apex rounded to acute, surfaces usually pubescent throughout or concentrated proximally on both surfaces.

basal, 2–6(–9), ascending to erect;

stipules linear-lanceolate, margins entire or irregularly lacerate (at least distally), apex acute;

petiole 2–12 cm, glabrous or pubescent;

blade unlobed, lanceolate or narrowly elliptic to nearly linear, 2.5–12 × 0.7–2.5 cm, longer than wide, base attenuate, margins serrate, mostly eciliate, apex acute, mucronulate, surfaces glabrous.

1.5–7 cm, usually pubescent.

2–17 cm, usually pubescent.

sepals lanceolate to ovate, margins ciliate or eciliate, auricles 0.5–1 mm;

petals deep lemon-yellow on both surfaces, lower 3 brownish purple-veined, lateral 2 bearded, lowest 8–11 mm, spur yellow, gibbous, 1–2 mm;

style head beardless; cleistogamous flowers on prostrate or partially subterranean rhizomes or on racemelike, nonrooting, and usually leafless branches growing from rhizome apex.

sepals ovate to lanceolate, margins mostly eciliate, auricles 1–2 mm;

petals white on both surfaces, lowest and sometimes lateral 2 purple-veined, lateral 2 sparsely bearded or beardless, lowest 7–12 mm, spur white, gibbous, 1–2 mm;

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

ellipsoid, 5–10 mm, glabrous.

ellipsoid, 5–8 mm, glabrous.

beige, 1–2 mm.

beige to bronze, 1.5–2.5 mm.

= 12.

= 24.