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Heart-leaved Buttercup is a fibrous-rooted perennial with erect, branched stems that are 15-40 cm high. The basal leaves have spade-shaped blades that are 2-6 cm long and toothed margins and petioles that are 2-12 cm long. The few, alternate stem leaves are deeply divided like fingers on a hand. The foliage is covered with straight, spreading hairs. Stalked flowers arise from the axils of the up...

Prairie crocus is a perennial herb with shoots arising from persistent woody bases. Leaves basal, compound, hairy; leaf stalk to 5-8 cm; leaflets basically three, further dissected. Inflorescence 1-flowered, flower stalks hairy; 3 bracts, similar to the leaves. Flowers with 5-8 sepals, blue to purple, rarely white 20-40 x 10-15 mm, hairy on the upper surface; stamens 150-200. Fruit an achene, eg...