Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 1–3(–3.5) dm.

ascending to erect, 1–4 dm, hairs ± spreading.

4–10(–12) × 1–2 cm;

leaflets 3–6(or 7) per side, narrowly obovate, 5–12(–15) × 4–8(–10) mm, 1/2–3/4 as wide as long, divided ± 1/4 to midrib into 5–10 oblong to broadly obovate teeth, sparsely pilose especially on midveins and margins.

weakly planar to ± cylindric, 5–15(–20) × 0.5–1.5 cm;

stipules entire;

leaflets 8–16(–20) per side, ± overlapping especially distally, cuneate to flabellate, 3–10 × 2–10 mm, 1/2 to nearly as wide as long, divided 1/2–3/4+ to midrib into 3–8 linear to narrowly oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic lobes, sparsely villous at least marginally, often with a tuft of hairs apically.

1–4.

2–5.

open to congested, flowers arranged individually and in glomerules, these sometimes subcapitate.

(3–)5–15 mm.

1–6 mm.

15 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets linear-lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 2–5 × 0.5–1.5 mm, ± 2/3 length of sepals;

hypanthium 0.6–1 × 2.5–4 mm, less than 1/3 as deep as wide;

sepals ± spreading to reflexed, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 3.5–6 mm;

petals elliptic to obovate, 4–7 × 3 mm, apex obtuse to rounded to truncate or slightly emarginate;

filaments 1–3 × 0.6–1.3 mm, anthers 0.6–1 mm;

carpels (17–)20–50;

styles 1.5–2.5 mm.

10 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets narrowly to broadly lanceolate, 1–3 × 0.5–1 mm, slightly shorter than sepals, entire;

hypanthium 1–1.2 × 2.5–4.5 mm, less than 1/2 as deep as wide, interior pilose;

sepals spreading to reflexed, lanceolate, 3–5 mm;

petals oblanceolate, 2.5–4.5 × 1.5 mm, apex emarginate;

filaments (1–)1.5–2 × 0.5 mm, anthers 0.4–0.6 mm;

carpels 10–25;

styles 1.8–2.2 mm.

grayish, 1.3–1.5 mm, finely reticulate.

light brown, 1.5 mm, smooth or slightly rugose.

= 28.

= 28.