Flora of North America species comparison

usually ± erect, sometimes nearly prostrate, 0.5–1.5(–2) dm.

ascending to erect, (1.8–)2–6(–6.5) dm.

very tightly cylindric (mousetail-like, with individual leaflets scarcely distinguishable), 2–5(–10) cm; sheathing base densely strigose abaxially;

petiole 0.2–0.8(–1) cm, hairs 0.5–1.5 mm;

leaflets 25–40 per side, 0.4–1 mm, densely sericeous, glands obscured, lobes 2–5, obovate or oval to orbiculate, apex not setose.

7–25(–30) cm; sheathing base usually sparsely strigose abaxially;

petiole 1–4(–5) cm;

leaflets 15–40 per side, ± flabellate, 3–14 mm, usually incised to base into 2–3 oblanceolate lobes, ± densely short-hirsute to -villous.

(0–)1–2, paired if 2.

10–30-flowered, 1–2(–3.5) cm diam.;

glomerules usually 1.

10–60-flowered, 4–15 cm diam.

0.3–2(–3.5) mm.

(1–)5–20 mm.

5–6 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets oblong to obovate, 0.5–1 mm;

hypanthium shallowly cupulate, 0.5–1(–1.5) × 1.5–2.5 mm;

sepals (1–)1.5–2.5 mm, acute;

petals yellow, linear to oblanceolate or narrowly oblong, 1–2 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 0.3–0.6 mm, anthers yellow, 0.4–0.6 mm;

carpels 1–4, styles 0.7–1.2 mm.

9–14 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets lanceolate, 1–3(–3.3) mm;

hypanthium interior golden, 1–2 × 3–5 mm;

sepals (2.5–)3.5–6 mm, base golden adaxially, apex acute to acuminate;

petals yellow, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 2–4 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 2–4 mm, anthers yellow, sometimes red-rimmed, oblong, 0.6–1.2 mm;

carpels 1–5, styles 2–3 mm.

grayish brown, mottled with red, 1.6–2 mm.

brown, 1.7–2.2 mm.