Flora of North America species comparison

pendent or prostrate to ascending, 0.3–1.5 dm.

pendent or prostrate to ascending, 0.4–2.6(–3) dm.

± loosely cylindric to weakly planar, 2–8(–10) cm; sheathing base not or sparsely strigose abaxially;

petiole 0.5–4 cm;

lateral leaflets (1–)4–6(–8) per side, ± overlapping at least distally, ± flabellate, 2–6(–7) mm, incised nearly to base into 3–6 oblanceolate to narrowly obovate lobes, apex not or scarcely setose, surfaces ± sparsely short-pilose, ± glandular;

terminal leaflets indistinct.

planar, 2–15 cm; sheathing base not strigose abaxially;

petiole 3–9 cm;

lateral leaflets (1–)2–4(–7) per side, separate to slightly overlapping, obovate to orbiculate or flabellate, (3–)5–15(–22) mm, incised 1/4–3/4 to base into 5–15 broadly ovate teeth or oblanceolate lobes, sometimes also medially split to base (Kern Plateau), apex not setose, surfaces ± sparsely short-pilose, prominently glandular;

terminal leaflets ± distinct.

(1–)2;

blade well developed.

1–2(–4);

blade well developed.

(1–)3–15-flowered, open, (0.5–)1.5–4(–7) cm diam.

(1–)3–30(–60)-flowered, open, (0.5–)2–8 cm diam.

5–30 mm.

(5–)10–30 mm.

5–11 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets 5, lanceolate, 1–2 mm;

hypanthium patelliform, 1 × 2–4 mm;

sepals 2–3 mm, ± acute;

petals yellow, narrowly oblanceolate, 1.5–2 mm;

stamens 20, filaments 1–1.5(–1.8) mm, anthers yellow, subrotund, 0.2–0.3 mm;

carpels 3–8, styles 1.5–2 mm.

6–12 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets 5, broadly lanceolate to oblong, 1–2.5 mm;

hypanthium patelliform, 0.5–1.5 × 2–4(–4.5) mm;

sepals 2–4.5 mm, acute;

petals yellow, oblanceolate to obovate, (1.5–)2–4 mm;

stamens 15–35(–40), filaments 0.3–1 mm, anthers yellow, subrotund, 0.2–0.3(–0.5) mm;

carpels (3–)10–20(–40), styles 1–2 mm.

tan to light brown, 1–2 mm, ± rugose, ± carunculate.

greenish white to light tan, 1–1.8 mm, faintly rugose, ± carunculate.