Flora of North America species comparison

erect or occasionally semierect, usually branching from base, 1–4 dm, farinose to densely farinose.

erect or ascending, branching from base, to 4 dm, white-mealy.

nonaromatic;

petiole to 0.5 cm;

blade linear, 1-veined, 0.7–2.6(–3) × 0.1–0.3 cm, usually somewhat fleshy, base cuneate, margins entire, apex obtuse, densely farinose abaxially.

strongly malodorous;

petiole 0.8–0.9 cm;

blade ovate or rhombic, 0.8–1.6 × 0.6–1.5 mm, base rounded to cuneate, margins entire, apex acute, densely mealy abaxially, glabrescent adaxially.

glomerules in terminal and axillary panicle;

glomerules widely spaced, maturing irregularly;

bracts leaflike in proximal part of inflorescence and linear to 2 × 0.1 mm on terminal branches.

small glomerules in terminal panicles and axillary spikes;

glomerules subglobose, 0.4 mm;

bracts absent.

perianth segments 5, distinct nearly to base;

lobes lanceolate to elliptic, 0.8–1 × 0.5–0.6 mm, apex obtuse to rounded, prominently keeled abaxially, densely farinose, covering fruit at maturity;

stamens 5;

stigmas 2, 0.1 mm.

perianth segments 5, connate into 0.5 mm tube;

lobes deltate, 0.5–0.7 × 0.6–0.7 mm, apex acuminate, rounded abaxially, farinose, covering fruit at maturity;

stamens 5;

stigmas 2, 0.2 mm.

ovoid;

pericarp adherent, smooth.

depressed-ovoid;

pericarp adherent, smooth.

ovoid, 0.9–1.1 mm diam., margins round;

seed coat black, finely rugulate.

lenticular, oval, 0.9–1.2 mm diam.;

seed coat black, smooth.

= 18.

= 18.