Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate, often mat-forming, occasionally with ascending tips, 5–45 cm, densely and evenly pilose to lanate.

prostrate, loosely mat-forming, 5–40 cm, glabrous, sometimes slightly glaucous.

opposite;

stipules distinct or connate basally on one side of stem, entire or irregularly toothed or fringed, 0.5–1.2 mm, pilose to lanate;

petiole 0.3–1.5 mm, pilose to lanate;

blade usually oblong to oblong-obovate, occasionally nearly circular, 3–10(–15) × 2–5(–10) mm, base asymmetric, one side usually angled or rounded and other truncate-auriculate, margins minutely or conspicuously serrulate at least toward apex, apex usually broadly rounded to broadly acute, occasionally emarginate, abaxial surface often ± lighter green and without reddish spot, both surfaces sparsely to moderately pilose to lanate; 3-veined from base or venation obscure.

opposite;

stipules usually distinct, linear-subulate, usually irregularly fringed or lobed, rarely laciniate, 0.4–2 mm, glabrous;

petiole 0.2–2 mm, glabrous;

blade narrowly oblong to oblong-obovate or oblong-ovate, 3–15 × 2–7 mm, base asymmetric, one side angled and other rounded to shallowly cordate, margins minutely sparsely serrulate, especially near apex and on longer side, apex rounded to obtuse, abaxial surface usually pale grayish green, adaxial surface sometimes reddish tinged or with reddish blotch, both surfaces glabrous; palmately veined at base, pinnate distally.

obconic, 0.7–1 × 0.4–0.6 mm, moderately to densely pilose to lanate;

glands 4, reddish, ± unequal, oblong, 0.1 × 0.1–0.3 mm;

appendages white to strongly pinkish or reddish tinged, often unequal, sometimes 1 to all absent, 0–0.3 × 0–0.4 mm, 3-lobed or rudimentarily 1-lobed, distal margin crenate.

obconic, 0.6–0.9 × 0.3–0.6 mm, glabrous;

glands 4, red to purple, narrowly oblong-elliptic, 0.1–0.2 × 0.1–0.5 mm;

appendages white or pinkish tinged, semilunate and fringing distal margin of gland, 0.1–0.3 × 0.1–0.3 mm, distal margin usually irregularly crenulate or lobed.

3–9.

1–5.

ovary pilose to villous, hairs occasionally slightly appressed;

styles 0.2–0.5 mm, unbranched or inconspicuously notched at tip.

ovary glabrous;

styles 0.1–0.3 mm, 2-fid 1/2 length.

ovoid, 1.6–2.3 × 1.4–1.5 mm, moderately to densely villous with hairs usually slightly appressed, pubescence often concentrated on proximal 1/2 or along lobes;

columella 1.5–2 mm.

broadly ovoid, 1.3–1.9 × 1.6–2 mm, glabrous;

columella 1.3–1.5 mm.

light to dark brown, usually mottled, sometimes with thin, white coating, often wearing away irregularly, narrowly oblong-ovoid to ellipsoid, 3–4-angled in cross section, 1–1.5 × 0.5–0.6 mm, with short, irregularly interrupted furrows, appearing partially and irregularly few-ridged.

with thin white coat that readily falls off, surface below tan brown, oblong-ovoid, sharply angular in cross section, 1–1.4 × 0.6–0.9 mm, with 3–4(–6) prominent transverse ridges that usually interrupt abaxial keel.

solitary at leaf nodes or in small, cymose clusters on congested, axillary branches;

peduncle 0.7–2.5 mm.

solitary or in small, cymose clusters at distal nodes;

peduncle 0.5–1.6 mm.

= 22.