Flora of North America species comparison

basal, 4–8, ascending to erect;

stipules linear-lanceolate, margins entire, apex acute;

petiole 2–13 cm, glabrous or pubescent;

middle and lateral blade lobes differ in width and/or shape, earliest blades ovate to elliptic, mid-season blades ovate, elliptic, narrowly elliptic to narrowly deltate, 1–8 × 1–5 cm, incised or lobed at base only, base sagittate or hastate, truncate, attenuate, or ± cordate, margins crenate or serrate, ciliate or eciliate, apex acute, surfaces glabrous or pubescent.

basal, 2–4, ascending to erect;

stipules linear-lanceolate, margins entire, apex acute;

petiole 1–17 cm, glabrous;

blade unlobed, reniform or ovate to orbiculate, 0.5–6.4 × 0.5–5.5 cm, ± as long as wide, base cordate, margins crenulate, eciliate, apex obtuse to acuminate, surfaces glabrous.

3–15 cm, glabrous or pubescent.

2–20.7 cm, glabrous, bracteoles usually below middle in chasmogamous flowers.

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

petals light to dark violet on both surfaces, lower 3 white basally, lowest dark violet-veined, lateral 2 densely bearded, spur on lowest petal occasionally bearded, lowest 10–15 mm, spur light to dark violet, gibbous, 2–3 mm;

style head beardless; cleistogamous flowers on prostrate, ascending, or erect peduncles.

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

petals lilac, pale blue, or pale violet on both surfaces, sometimes nearly white and tinged with lilac, lowest and sometimes lateral 2 dark violet-veined, lateral 2 bearded or beardless, lowest 8–16 mm, spur usually same color as petals, gibbous, 1–3 mm;

style head beardless; cleistogamous flowers on ascending peduncles.

ellipsoid, 10–14 mm, glabrous.

ellipsoid, 6–10 mm, glabrous.

beige, mottled to bronze, 1.3–2.5 mm.

dark brown, 1–2 mm.

= 48.