Flora of North America species comparison

erect, sparsely hairy, hairs 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 or bisexual, to 4 cm;

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

without pink dye when wetted.

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 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.

3–5.5 mm, with scattered adpressed malpighiaceous hairs.

3.5–4 mm, smooth, maculate.