Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent to erect, 0.3–2.5 dm.

decumbent to erect, 0.3–1.8(–2.5) dm.

± cylindric to weakly planar;

stipules entire;

leaflets 4–14 per side, overlapping at least distally, divided 1/2–3/4+ to midrib into 3–8 lobes not restricted to apex.

2–8(–10) × 0.5–1.3 cm;

leaflets 4–6(–10) per side, overlapping, cuneate to flabellate, 3–8 mm, divided 3/4+ to midrib into (3–)5–8 oblong to obovate or oblanceolate lobes, villous to pilose at least marginally or apically.

1 or 2.

± congested, flowers arranged in dense corymbiform clusters.

remaining straight, 2–8(–12) mm.

2–7 mm.

epicalyx bractlets linear to lanceolate, 0.3–0.5(–0.8) mm wide, entire;

hypanthium interior sparsely pilose to densely villous;

sepals acute;

petals white, sometimes pink-tinged, narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic or oblong, apex usually acute to rounded to truncate, sometimes slightly mucronate or emarginate;

filaments white to pinkish, glabrous or sparsely pilose adaxially, anthers longer than wide;

carpels 5–18(–20).

3–15, 8–10 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets linear-lanceolate, 1–2.5(–3) × 0.3–0.5(–0.8) mm, ± 2/3 length of sepals;

hypanthium 1–1.5 × 2.5–4.5 mm, nearly 1/2 as deep as wide, interior sparsely pilose;

sepals spreading to reflexed, broadly lanceolate, (2–)3–4.5(–5) mm, hairs stiff, 0.5–1 mm;

petals not pink-tinged, narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly oblong, 2–4 mm, apex rounded to truncate, often slightly mucronate;

filaments white, 1–2 × 0.3–0.5 mm, usually glabrous, rarely sparsely pilose, anthers 0.6–0.8 mm;

carpels 5–12;

styles 1.5–2 mm.

1.5–2.5 mm, smooth.

light brown to brown, 2–2.5 mm.