Flora of North America species comparison

trichotomously branching, stellate-hairy to stellate-lepidote.

well branched distally, stellate-hairy, hairs whitish to pale yellow, glabrescent.

not clustered;

stipules absent;

petiole 1–4 cm, 1/2 to equal blade length, glands absent at apex;

blade broadly elliptic to suborbiculate, 2–5 × 1.5–4 cm, much less than 2 times as long as wide, base rounded to truncate, margins entire, apex obtuse to rounded, abaxial surface pale grayish green, stellate-lepidote, adaxial surface slightly darker green, stellate-lepidote.

not clustered;

stipules filiform, 2–5 mm;

petiole 0.5–6 cm, glands absent at apex;

blade ovate to lanceolate-elliptic, 3–8(–15) × 1–4 cm, base rounded to cuneate, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute or rounded, abaxial surface light green, not appearing brown-dotted, no stellate hairs with brown centers, adaxial surface darker green, both appressed stellate-hairy.

unisexual or bisexual, racemes, 1–4 cm, staminate flowers 3–7, pistillate flowers 1–3.

bisexual, racemes or capitate, 1.5–3 cm, staminate flowers 5–15, pistillate flowers 3–6.

staminate 2–4 mm, pistillate 0–1 mm.

staminate 0.5–1.5 mm, pistillate 0–1.5 mm.

sepals 5–6, 2.5 mm, abaxial surface stellate-lepidote;

petals 0;

stamens 10–13.

sepals 5, 0.8–1 mm, abaxial surface stellate-hairy;

petals 5, linear-oblong-lanceolate, 0.8–1 mm, abaxial surface stellate-hairy;

stamens 7–12.

sepals 5, equal, 3–3.5 mm, margins entire, apex incurved, abaxial surface stellate-lepidote;

petals 0;

ovary 3-locular;

styles 3, 1–2 mm, multifid, terminal segments 12–24.

sepals 6–9, equal, 7–10 mm to 15 mm in fruit, opening broadly and persistent after capsule dehiscence, margins entire, apex recurved, abaxial surface stellate-hairy;

petals 0;

ovary 3-locular;

styles 3, 2–3 mm, 2–3 times 2-fid, terminal segments 12–18(–24).

5–8 × 7–9 mm, smooth;

columella 3-winged.

7–9 × 5–6 mm, smooth;

columella tipped with 3-pronged grappling hooklike appendage.

4.5–6 × 3.7–4.5 mm, dull.

5 × 4.5–5 mm, shiny.

= 28.

= 20.