Flora of North America species comparison

somewhat zigzag;

erect radii of stellate hairs longer than lateral radii, thus pubescence appearing ± shaggy.

several from base, sparsely branched distally, stellate-hairy.

blades usually 1–1.4 cm.

sometimes clustered near inflorescences;

stipules rudimentary;

petiole 0.5–2 cm, glands absent at apex;

blade ovate-oblong, proximal rounder, distal more ovate-elliptic, 1–6 × 1–3 cm, base rounded, margins entire, apex rounded to acute, both surfaces pale to ashy green, softly stellate-hairy.

mostly 0.5–0.9 cm.

bisexual or unisexual, racemes, 0.5–2.5 cm, staminate and pistillate flowers each (12–)20–25.

staminate 1.5–6 mm, pistillate 1–3.5 mm, ± recurved in fruit.

sepals (4–)5, 1–1.5 mm, abaxial surface densely stellate-hairy;

petals (4–)5, oblong-lanceolate, 1–1.3 mm, abaxial surface glabrous except margins villous;

stamens 10–15.

sepals 5, equal, 1.5–3 mm, margins entire, apex straight to slightly incurved, abaxial surface glabrous except stellate-hairy at apex;

petals 0;

ovary 3-locular;

styles 3, 0.5–4.5 mm, 2-fid to base, terminal segments 6.

usually 0.5–1 mm.

4 mm.

4–6(–7) × 4–5 mm, smooth;

columella apex with 3 sharp projections.

3.5–4 × 2–2.5 mm, shiny.

= 20.