Flora of North America species comparison

erect, densely hairy, hairs silvery, malpighiaceous.

erect, sparsely hairy, hairs malpighiaceous.

stipules deciduous, oblanceolate or obovate to ovate, 0.2–0.3 mm, margins not glandular;

petiole 1–3 mm;

blade elliptic to ovate, 0.9–4 × 0.4–0.8 cm, margins entire, without glands, surfaces densely hairy, hairs silvery, malpighiaceous.

stipules apparently persistent, punctiform, minute, margins glandular;

petiole absent;

blade elliptic, obovate, or linear, 1–5 × 0.5–2.2 cm, margins entire, without glands, surfaces sparsely hairy, hairs malpighiaceous.

unisexual, pistillate 0.5–1 cm, flowers solitary, staminate 1–2 cm;

bracts ovate to elliptic, 0.4–0.5 mm, margins without glands.

unisexual or bisexual, to 4 cm;

bracts ovate to lanceolate, to 1.5 mm, margins without glands.

usually releasing pink dye when wetted.

without pink dye when wetted.

sepals linear to lanceolate, 2–5 × 0.3–2 mm;

petals linear-lanceolate, 3–5 × 0.5–0.6 mm, free from androphore;

nectary glands ovate, 0.1–0.2 × 0.1 mm, free from androphore, glabrous;

stamens 10, staminodes 5, punctiform, glabrous.

sepals lanceolate, 3.5–7 × 1–1.3 mm;

petals spatulate to obovate, 3–5 × 1.5 mm, adnate to androphore;

nectary glands elliptic, 0.3 × 0.2 mm, adnate to androphore, glabrous;

stamens (7–)10, staminodes 0 or rudimentary.

sepals elliptic, 3–4.3 × 0.8–2 mm, without glands;

petals 5, lanceolate to linear, 1.5–2 × 0.3–0.5 mm;

nectary glands oblong to linear, 0.8 × 0.5 mm, glabrous;

ovary hispidulous;

styles 1–1.7 mm, pilose;

stigmas flattened.

sepals lanceolate to ovate, 3.5–7 × 1.5–2.2 mm, without glands;

petals 5, obovate to spatulate, 2.8–3.5 × 0.7–2.8 mm;

nectary glands obovate, 0.5 × 0.7 mm, glabrous;

ovary sericeous;

styles 1.6–2 mm, glabrous;

stigmas flattened.

4–5 mm, hairs adpressed, short, silvery.

3–5.5 mm, with scattered adpressed malpighiaceous hairs.

2.3–2.5 mm, finely papillate.

3.5–4 mm, smooth, maculate.