Flora of North America species comparison

trichotomously branching, stellate-hairy to stellate-lepidote.

much-branched distally, stellate-hairy.

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 rudimentary;

petiole 0.5–1.5 cm, glands absent at apex;

blade elliptic, 2.5–6 × 1–2 cm, base rounded, margins entire, apex short-rounded, abaxial surface grayish green, densely stellate-tomentose, adaxial surface olive green, stellate-tomentose.

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

unisexual; staminate subspicate to racemose or paniculate, 3–6 cm, flowers 3–20; pistillate capitate, 0.1–0.7 cm, flowers 1–3.

staminate 2–4 mm, pistillate 0–1 mm.

staminate 0.5–2 mm, pistillate 0.5–1.5 mm (1–3.5 mm in fruit).

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

petals 0;

stamens 10–13.

sepals (5–)6, 3 mm, abaxial surface lanose, margins ciliate;

petals 0;

stamens 10–15.

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 5, equal, 2 mm, margins entire, apex incurved and ± hooded, abaxial surface densely stellate-hairy;

petals 0;

ovary 3-locular;

styles 3, 2 mm, irregularly 2–3 times 2-fid, terminal segments 24, forming matted cluster.

5–8 × 7–9 mm, smooth;

columella 3-winged.

8–9 × 9–10 mm, verrucose;

columella 3-winged.

4.5–6 × 3.7–4.5 mm, dull.

6–7 mm diam., shiny.

= 28.