OregonFlora species comparison

prostrate, loosely to densely tufted, 0–20 cm.

several or numerous, prostrate or decumbent to ascending, forming loose mats, 10–55 cm.

1–12(17) cm;

leaflets (3)5–17(21), elliptic to oblanceolate, 2–14(20) × 1–7 mm;

tips obtuse to acute;

surfaces densely villous;

stipules 2.5–15 mm; free.

5–14 cm;

leaflets (7)15–21; oval-obovate to elliptic, 6–17 × 2–7 mm;

tips obtuse to subacute;

surfaces densely villous-tomentose;

stipules 3–6 mm; free.

racemes or subumbels, 1–12-flowered;

peduncles 1–14 cm;

bracts 4–9 mm;

pedicels 2–4.3 mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

racemes; dense, closely crowded; ovoid to oblong; later elongating and becoming cylindrical; (10)20–40-flowered;

peduncles 5–12 cm;

bracts 2–5 mm;

pedicels 0.5–1 mm;

bracteoles 0.

ascending at anthesis;

calyces 5.5–16(19) mm, often purple, villous-pilose with white or mixed white and black hairs;

tubes 8.5–12.5 mm;

teeth subulate, 2.2–6 mm;

corollas 19–27 mm; whitish to ochroleucous or pink-purple;

ovules 14–40(46).

spreading to ascending at anthesis;

calyces 6.6–7.8 mm, densely white; silky villous-tomentose;

tubes 3.9–4.5 mm;

teeth narrowly subulate, 2.7–3.5 mm;

corollas 9–12 mm, pale yellow, pubescent, marcescent;

ovules 6–8.

unilocular, ascending, obliquely ovoid, usually curved, obcompressed, scarcely to deeply sulcate; (7)13–27(30) × 3.5–11 mm, densely white to tawny tomentose or densely villous;

hairs nearly always concealing valve surfaces;

valves coriaceous, sessile or on gynophores 0–1.6 mm.

bilocular, mostly enclosed by persistent calyces, spreading to somewhat declined, obliquely ovoid; straight, obscurely trigonous, 4.5–6 × 3 mm, canescently tomentulose;

valves stiffly papery;

body contracted basally into stipe-like necks, 0.4–0.6 mm.