Flora of North America species comparison

semipersistent, alternate, simple;

stipules present, persistent;

petiole present, glands absent;

blade unlobed, margins entire, laminar glands usually abaxial, scattered, sometimes absent;

venation pinnate.

bisexual (pistillate flowers proximal, staminate distal) or staminate, terminal, racemes;

glands subtending each bract 2.

peduncle 0.3–2.5 cm;

fertile part 1–4 cm;

flowers 1 per bract;

pistillate flowers 0–4;

bracts ovate, 0.7–1 mm, subtended by 2, reniform, stipitate glands 0.6–1.3 × 0.5 mm.

present.

staminate 0.5–2 mm;

pistillate 0.3–1.5 mm, to 6 mm in fruit.

sepals 3, imbricate, connate basally;

petals 0;

nectary absent;

stamens 3, distinct;

pistillode absent.

yellowish green;

sepals ovate, 0.5–0.7 mm, margin erose, ciliate;

stamens yellow;

filaments 0.2–0.4 mm;

anthers 0.5 mm.

sepals 3, connate basally;

petals 0;

nectary absent;

pistil 3-carpellate;

styles 3, connate basally, unbranched.

yellowish green;

sepals ovate, 1–1.5 mm, margin erose, ciliate;

ovary 1.5–2 mm diam.;

styles 2–2.7 mm, connate 0.5–0.7 mm, distally recurved.

capsules, base not persisting.

subglobose, 0.5–1 cm diam.

ovoid-oblong;

outer seed coat dry;

caruncle present.

4–5 mm;

seed coat brown with silver mottling, smooth;

caruncle discoid, 2 mm diam.