Flora of North America species comparison

erect to ascending, hairy, hairs malpighiaceous.

erect or prostrate, usually densely to sparsely hairy, rarely glabrous, hairs malpighiaceous.

stipules deciduous, linear-lanceolate, to 1 mm, margins not glandular;

petiole absent;

blade elliptic, 1.5–4 × 0.6–2 cm, margins entire, without glands, surfaces hairy, hairs malpighiaceous.

stipules deciduous, ovate, lanceolate to subulate, 0.5–2.3 mm, margins not glandular;

petiole 1–10 mm;

blade elliptic to ovate, obovate, or narrowly lanceolate, 1–10.5 × 0.2–3 cm, margins serrate, serrulate, or entire, without glands, surfaces usually densely to sparsely hairy, rarely glabrous, hairs malpighiaceous.

unisexual, 3–8 cm;

bracts linear-lanceolate, 2–4.5 mm, margins without glands.

bisexual, 0.4–1.5 cm;

bracts ovate to elliptic, 0.8–2 mm, margins without glands.

without pink dye when wetted.

without pink dye when wetted.

sepals lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 4–5.5 × 1.1–1.4 mm;

petals cuneate-elliptic to cuneate-obovate, 3.3–4 × 1.6–3 mm, free from androphore;

nectary glands oblong, 0.4–0.5 × 0.3–0.4 mm, adnate to androphore, glabrous;

stamens 10, staminodes 0.

sepals lanceolate, 0.9–2.5 × 0.4–1.4 mm;

petals elliptic to obovate, 1.5–3.5 × 0.6–2 mm, free from androphore;

nectary glands elliptic to oblate, 0.3–0.5 × 0.1–0.2 mm, free from androphore, glabrous;

stamens 10, staminodes 0 or 3–5, glabrous.

sepals lanceolate to elliptic, 6–7 × 1.7–3.2 mm, without glands;

petals 0 or 5, linear, 0–1.7 mm;

nectary glands oblong, 0.5 × 0.7 mm, glabrous;

ovary tomentose to lanulose;

styles 1.5–3 mm, tomentose;

stigmas flattened.

sepals lanceolate to elliptic, 2.3–6.5 × 0.6–1.6 mm, without glands;

petals 5, elliptic, 0.7–3 × 0.4–1.6 mm;

nectary glands elliptic, 0.4–0.6 × 0.3–0.4 mm, glabrous;

ovary sericeous, strigose, or hispidulous;

styles 1–1.8 mm, glabrous;

stigmas terete.

7–9 mm, tomentose to lanulose.

1.8–4.5 mm, strigose-hispidulous.

3.7–5 mm, smooth, lightly tuberculate, or striate.

1.5–2.4 mm, smooth, punctate, striate, or reticulate.

= 26 (Baja California Sur, Mexico).