Flora of North America species comparison

erect to ascending, much-branched, 3–10(–15) dm, ± glandular-pubescent.

prostrate to suberect, much-branched to ± simple, 0.1–4.5 dm, pilose with segmented (uniseriate) hairs and sessile or stipitate glandular hairs.

aromatic, distal leaves sessile;

petiole to 18 mm;

blade ovate to oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, proximal ones mostly lanceolate, 2–8(–12) × 0.5–4(–5.5) cm, base cuneate, margins entire, dentate, or laciniate, apex obtuse to attenuate, copiously gland-dotted (rarely glabrous).

malodorous;

petiole 0.3–1.5 cm;

blade narrowly to broadly elliptic to ovate, 0.5–2.7 × 0.3–1.5 cm, somewhat reduced in inflorescence, base cuneate, apex obtuse, glandular-pilose.

lateral spikes, 3–7 cm;

glomerules globose, 1.5–2.3 mm diam.;

bracts leaflike, lanceolate, oblanceolate, spatulate, or linear, 0.3–2.5 cm, apex obtuse, acute, or attenuate.

lateral cymes or glomerules;

glomerules subglobose, 1.2–2.5 mm diam.;

bracts leaflike, 3–4.5 mm, elliptic, margins crenate-dentate, apex obtuse.

perianth segments 4–5, connate for ca. 1/2 their length, distinct portion ovate, rounded abaxially, 0.7–1 mm, apex obtuse, glandular-pubescent, covering seed at maturity;

stamens 4–5;

stigmas 3.

perianth segments 5, distinct nearly to base, distinct portions narrowly elliptic to narrowly oblong, 0.6–0.7 × 0.2–0.3 mm, apex acute, normally rounded abaxially, usually glandular-pilosulose, becoming crustaceous and white in fruit;

stamens absent or 1;

stigmas 2.

ovoid;

pericarp nonadherent, rugose to smooth.

ovoid;

pericarp adherent, membranaceous, slightly rugose.

horizontal or vertical, reddish brown, ovoid, 0.6–1 × 0.4–0.5 mm;

seed coat rugose to smooth.

reddish brown, ovoid, 0.5–0.7 × 0.5–0.6 mm, margins keeled or rounded;

seed coat smooth.