A related European sp., is casually intr. in N. Engl. It has the petioles crowded on the rhizome, the blades deep purple beneath, the fls open nearly all day, and the pet rounded above.

Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

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