Flora of North America species comparison

loosely branched, stellate-lepidote.

well-branched from base, stellate-lepidote.

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 rudimentary or absent;

petiole 0.2–0.8(–2) cm, usually less than 1/2 blade length, glands absent at apex;

blade narrowly elliptic-ovate to lanceolate, 1–6.5 × 0.6–2.2 cm, usually less than 1/2 as wide as long, base rounded, margins entire, apex acute to rounded, abaxial surface pale green, densely silvery lepidote or stellate-lepidote, adaxial surface darker green, less densely lepidote.

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

unisexual, racemes; staminate 2–8 cm, flowers 4–16; pistillate 0.5–1 cm, flowers 2–5.

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

staminate 1–4 mm, pistillate 2–5 mm.

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

petals 0;

stamens 10–15.

sepals 5, 1 mm, abaxial surface lepidote;

petals 0;

stamens 10–12.

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, 1.5–2 mm, margins entire, apex straight to slightly incurved, abaxial surface stellate-lepidote;

petals 0;

ovary 3-locular;

styles 3, 0.5–1.5 mm, 2–3 times 2-fid, terminal segments 12–24.

6–8 × 5–7 mm, smooth;

columella 3-winged.

5–6 mm diam., smooth;

columella 3-winged.

4–5.5 × 3.5–5.5 mm, dull.

3.5–5 × 3–4 mm, shiny or dull.

= 28.

= 28, 56.