Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent to ascending, much branched, elongate, reddish at least basally, glandular-pubescent, rarely glabrous or viscid-pubescent.

prostrate, much branched, forming loose mats, elongate, densely glandular-pubescent, viscid.

petiole 1–4.5 cm;

blade broadly ovate to orbiculate, 1–5 × 0.5–3 cm, margins entire or ± repand and undulate, surfaces glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent.

petiole 2–4.5 cm;

blade elliptic-oblong to rhombic-ovate, 1–2.5 × 0.6–1.5 cm, margins entire to repand and ± undulate, surfaces glandular-puberulent.

peduncle longer than subtending petiole;

bracts lanceolate to ovate, 3–10 × 1–5 mm, papery, puberulent to densely glandular-pubescent;

flowers 15–35.

peduncle longer than subtending petiole;

bracts lanceolate to elliptic, 3–5 × 1–3 mm, papery, puberulent to glandular-pubescent;

flowers 15–35.

tube greenish to coral pink, 6–18 mm, limb white to pale pink, 5–8 mm diam.

tube greenish, 7–12 mm, limb greenish white, 4–6 mm diam.

winged, turbinate, 3–8 × 3–6 mm, coriaceous, apex broadly tapered to prominent beak;

wings (2–)5 (when 2, folded together) truncate distally with conspicuous dilations, cavities extending throughout.

biturbinate, tapered at both ends, ± rhombic or fusiform in profile, 4–6 × 2.5–4.5 mm, indurate;

wings reduced, appearing as 5 prominent lobes near middle of fruit;

peripheral fruits not or only slightly distorted.