n = 26 bivalents

n = 26 bivalents

Perennial herb; taproot napiform, to c. 3 cm diam., flesh pale yellow; caulorrhiza short, bearing spirally- arranged basal leaves and axillary flowering stems. Pubescent on all parts, the longer hairs mostly bent near the base or curved. Basal leaves with paired narrow triangular stipules; petiole terete, to c. 25 cm long, pubescent esp. distally, the longer hairs us. < 0.4 mm long, retrorse, appressed (occ. ascending under shade conditions). Lamina ± orbicular, to c. 5 cm diam.; lobes us. 5 or 7 per leaf, obovate; larger lobes us. with 7 or 9 teeth; median and larger lateral tooth oblong, occ. obovate to clavate, variable in length: breadth between individuals from c. 1.5:1 to 2.5:1, obtuse to subacute, mucronate. Lamina inconspicuously but uniformly pubescent above, marginally and below. Flowering stems glabrescent with age, hairs as petioles. Cauline leaves opposite, as basal leaves but smaller, with fewer lobes. Flowers twinned (occ. single if early or late in season ?). Sepals 5, enlarging in fruit then ovate c. 5 mm long × 3 mm wide not including an awn 0.4-1 mm long; sepal hairs mostly short, appressed, longer spreading hairs on outer margins. Petals 5, white to pink, obovate c. 6 mm long × 4 mm wide. Stamens 10, to 3 mm long, pollen yellow. In fruit mericarps dark brown, smooth, pubescent; rostrum to 14 mm long (incl. stigmata). Seed oblong, c. 2 mm long × 1.4 mm wide, dark brown to almost black; dorsal alveolae deeper than those of G. homeanum, us. 4-6 sided + isodiametric c. 0.1 mm diam.

Perennial herb with napiform taproot c. 3 cm diam.; caulorrhiza short, bearing a number of flowering stems. Hairs variable, the longer mostly curved or bent near base. Basal lvs with petioles to c. 25 cm long with retrorse hairs. Lamina to 5 cm diam., suborbicular to orbicular, lobed to c. ⅞ way to midrib; lobes 5-7, linear, inconspicuously but uniformly hairy on both sides; larger lobes usually with 7 or 9 teeth; median and larger lateral teeth usually oblong, occasionally obovate to clavate, obtuse, subacute or mucronate. Cauline lvs smaller, with fewer lobes. Flowering stems with dense retrorse hairs or occasionally glabrescent; bracteoles linear to narrowly triangular; fls usually in pairs, occasionally solitary. Sepals c. 5 × 3 mm excluding awn, ovate or elliptic-ovate; awn to 1 mm long; hairs mostly short, appressed, longer on margins. Petals c. 6 × 4 mm, obovate, white to pink. Mericarps hairy; beak to 14 mm long. Seed c. 2 × 1.4 mm, oblong, dark; dorsal alveolae usually deep, 4-6-sided, ± isodiametric.