Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 0.3–1.2 dm.

prostrate to ascending, 0.2–1.5 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.

tightly to loosely cylindric, (1–)2–12(–14) cm; sheathing base strigose to hirsute abaxially;

petiole 0.5–4 cm;

lateral leaflets (3–)5–15(–18) per side, separate to overlapping at least distally, ± flabellate, 1–4(–6) mm, incised to base or nearly so into 2–10(–12) oblanceolate to obovate or elliptic lobes, apex sometimes setose, surfaces ± sparsely hirsute, ± glandular;

terminal leaflets indistinct.

1–3, not paired.

(0–)1;

blade vestigial or reduced.

3–14-flowered, 1–2.5 cm diam.;

glomerules 1.

2–20-flowered, ± open, 0.5–4(–6) cm diam.

1.5–6 mm.

3–10(–12) 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.

5–10 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets 5, elliptic or narrowly oblong to ovate, 0.7–2(–3) mm;

hypanthium patelliform, 1–2 × 2.5–4.5(–5) mm;

sepals 1.5–3.5(–4) mm, acute to obtuse;

petals ± yellow, oblanceolate to spatulate or narrowly obovate, 1–3 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 0.8–1.8 mm, anthers yellow, oblong, 0.4–0.9 mm;

carpels 2–5(–6), styles 1.8–2.5 mm.

cream to light tan, 1.2–1.5 mm.

greenish cream to light brown, 1.5–2.2(–2.5) mm, smooth, prominently carunculate.