Flora of North America species comparison

sparsely branched distally, sparsely stellate-hairy.

well-branched from base, stellate-lepidote.

not clustered;

stipules linear, (0–)1–2 mm, sometimes short stipitate-glandular;

petiole 1–2 cm, 2/5–1/2 leaf blade length, glands absent at apex;

blade ovate, 2–5 × 1.5–2.5 cm, base rounded-cuneate, margins entire, with scattered glandular-capitate processes 1 mm, usually denser at base, apex acute to acuminate, abaxial surface green, glabrous or sparsely stellate-hairy, usually along margin, adaxial surface slightly darker green, glabrous.

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.

bisexual, racemes, 2–4 cm, staminate flowers 10–30, pistillate flowers 3–6.

unisexual, racemes;

staminate 2–8 cm, flowers 4–16;

pistillate 0.5–1 cm, flowers 2–5.

staminate 1–5 mm, pistillate 2–5 mm.

staminate 1–4 mm, pistillate 2–5 mm.

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

petals 5, spatulate, 1–1.3 mm, abaxial surface glabrous except margins ciliate basally;

stamens 15–20.

sepals 5, 1 mm, abaxial surface lepidote;

petals 0;

stamens 10–12.

sepals 5, unequal, 5–6 mm, margins entire, apex straight to slightly incurved, abaxial surface glabrous or with a few stellate hairs;

petals 0 or 5, white, linear, 2.5–3.5 mm;

ovary 3-locular;

styles 3, 3–4 mm, 4-fid, terminal segments 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 × 5–6 mm, smooth;

columella apex with 3 rounded, inflated lobes.

5–6 mm diam., smooth;

columella 3-winged.

4–5 × 3–4 mm, shiny.

3.5–5 × 3–4 mm, shiny or dull.

= 28, 56.