Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 0.3–1.2 dm.

weakly planar to loosely ± cylindric, (0.5–)2–4(–6) cm; sheathing base glandular abaxially, otherwise glabrous;

petiole 0.5–2 cm, hairs 0.2–1 mm;

leaflets 5–6 per side, 2–6 mm, ± short-hirsute, glandular-puberulent, lobes 2–7, oblanceolate to spatulate or obovate, apex not setose.

1–3, not paired.

3–14-flowered, 1–2.5 cm diam.;

glomerules 1.

1.5–6 mm.

8–10 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets linear to narrowly lanceolate or elliptic, 2.5–5 mm, longer than sepals;

hypanthium shallowly cupulate, 0.5–1 × 2–3 mm;

sepals 1.5–2.5 mm, ± acute;

petals pale yellow, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 1.5–2.5 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 0.7–1.3 mm, anthers yellow, 0.5–0.8 mm;

carpels 6–11, styles 1–1.5 mm.

cream to light tan, 1.2–1.5 mm.