Flora of North America species comparison

of 2d-year stems purple or brown, glabrous.

of 2d-year stems purple, glabrous.

blade obovate to spatulate, 1-veined from base, (0.5-)1.2-2.4 × 0.3-1(-1.8) cm, thin and flexible, base long-attenuate, margins plane, entire, apex rounded or obtuse;

surfaces abaxially dull, smooth, adaxially dull, scarcely glaucous.

blade narrowly elliptic, 1-veined from base, 1.7-4.6 × 0.6-1.7 cm, thin and flexible, base long-attenuate, margins plane, entire or toothed, each with 3-12 teeth 0-1 mm high tipped with bristles to 0.4-1.4 × 0.1-0.2 mm, apex acute to obtuse or rounded;

surfaces abaxially dull or glossy and smooth, adaxially dull or glossy and not glaucous.

present, simple or 3-fid.

present, simple or 1-2-pinnately branched.

umbellate, 1-5-flowered, 1-1.5 cm;

bracteoles membranous, apex acute.

racemose, lax, 4-15-flowered, 1.5-4.5 cm;

bracteoles membranous, apex acuminate.

anther filaments without distal pair of recurved lateral teeth.

anther filaments without distal pair of recurved lateral teeth.

red, ellipsoid or spheric, (7-)9-10 mm, juicy, solid.

red, not glaucous, oblong-ellipsoid, 6-8 mm, juicy, solid.

scales 1-2 mm, deciduous.

scales 1-2 mm, deciduous.