Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 0.3–1.2 dm.

pendent or prostrate to ascending, 0.5–2(–2.5) 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.

planar, 3–12(–18) cm; sheathing base not or sparsely strigose abaxially;

petiole 1–8 cm;

lateral leaflets 2–6(–10) per side, separate to slightly overlapping distally, ovate or obovate to flabellate, 4–15(–25) mm, incised 1/4–3/4 to base into 3–11(–15) ovate to oblanceolate teeth or lobes, apex not setose, surfaces ± sparsely short-pilose or hirsute, ± glandular;

terminal leaflets ± distinct.

1–3, not paired.

1–2;

blade reduced.

3–14-flowered, 1–2.5 cm diam.;

glomerules 1.

(1–)5–40-flowered, open, (1–)1.5–8(–10) cm diam.

1.5–6 mm.

2–15(–30) 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.

4–10 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets 5, narrowly lanceolate to ovate, 0.8–2.5 mm;

hypanthium patelliform, 0.5–2 × 2–4 mm;

sepals (1.2–)1.5–4 mm, acute;

petals white or pale yellow, oblanceolate to narrowly spatulate, 1.5–2.5 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 0.5–1.1 mm, anthers yellow, sometimes with reddish margins, oblong, 0.4–0.7 mm;

carpels (1–)3–8, styles 0.9–1.8 mm.

cream to light tan, 1.2–1.5 mm.

greenish white to light tan, 1.5–2 mm, smooth or rugose, ± carunculate.