Flora of North America species comparison

loosely branched, stellate-lepidote.

± dichotomously branched, stellate-hairy.

not clustered;

stipules absent;

petiole 1–3.5(–4.5) cm, usually less than 1/2 blade length, glands absent at apex;

blade elliptic to narrowly oblong, 2–5.5(–7) × 0.8–2(–2.5) cm, usually more than 2 times as long as wide, base obtuse, margins entire, apex obtuse to rounded, abaxial surface light green, adaxial surface darker green, both stellate-lepidote.

not clustered;

stipules glandular-ciliate, 2–3 mm;

petiole 1–3.5 cm, 1/2–7/10+ leaf blade length, stipitate-glandular at apex;

blade ovate, 2–5 × 1–3 cm, base rounded to subcordate, margins entire glandular-ciliate, apex acute to acuminate, abaxial surface pale green, densely stellate-hairy, adaxial surface darker green, sparsely stellate-hairy.

unisexual, racemes or thyrses; staminate 0.5–3.5(–10) cm, flowers 3–8(–20); pistillate 0.5–1 cm, flowers 1–6.

bisexual, racemes, 1–2.5 cm, staminate flowers 3–10, pistillate flowers 1–8.

staminate 1–5.5(–7) mm, pistillate to 1 mm (1–3 mm in fruit).

staminate 0.5–1.5 mm, pistillate 2–3 mm.

sepals 5, 1 mm, abaxial surface stellate-lepidote;

petals 0;

stamens 10–15.

sepals 5, 3.5–4 mm, abaxial surface stellate-hairy;

petals 5, spatulate, 2.5–3 mm, abaxial surface glabrous;

stamens 20–30.

sepals 5, equal, 2 mm, margins entire, apex incurved, abaxial surface stellate-lepidote;

petals 0;

ovary 3-locular;

styles 3, 2–2.5 mm, 4-fid, terminal segments usually 12.

sepals 5, equal, 3–5 mm, margins entire, glandular-ciliate, apex straight, abaxial surface stellate-hairy;

petals 0;

ovary 3-locular;

styles 3, 4–5 mm, 4-fid, terminal segments 12.

6–8 × 5–7 mm, smooth;

columella 3-winged.

4–5 × 5–7 mm, smooth;

columella apex with 3 rounded, inflated lobes.

4–5.5 × 3.5–5.5 mm, dull.

4–5.5 × 2.5–3 mm, shiny.

= 28.

= 20.