Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 2–6 dm.

ascending to erect, 0.4–2(–3.5) dm.

6–25(–30) cm; sheathing base minutely glandular abaxially;

petiole 0.5–8(–10) cm;

leaflets 12–30 per side, obovate to broadly cuneate, 5–12(–15) mm, incised 1/3–1/2 to base into 3–5 oblong to ovate teeth, sometimes entire, sparsely short-strigose to -villous, sometimes glabrate.

loosely cylindric, (3–)4–12(–17) cm; sheathing base glabrous abaxially;

petiole 0.5–7 cm, hairs 1–1.5 mm;

leaflets 10–16 per side, 4–7(–10) mm, glabrous or sparsely hirsute, glandular-puberulent or -pubescent, lobes (2–)5–15, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, apex not setose.

(0–)1–2, not paired.

(5–)8–60-flowered, 2–12 cm diam.

(5–)10–25(–35)-flowered, (1–)1.5–3(–4.5) cm diam.;

glomerules 1–few.

5–30(–35) mm.

1–3(–5) mm.

9–12 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate, 1–2 mm;

hypanthium interior brick- to blood-red or golden, 0.5–1.5 × 3–5 mm;

sepals 3–4.5 mm, base brick- to blood-red adaxially, apex acute to acuminate;

petals brick- to blood-red, linear to oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic, 2–3.5 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 1.3–2 mm, anthers maroon, oblong, 0.6–0.9 mm;

carpels 1–5, styles 2–3 mm.

9–12 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets linear, 1–2 mm;

hypanthium shallowly campanulate, 1–1.5 × 2–4(–5.5) mm;

sepals 2–3.5 mm, acute;

petals golden yellow, broadly elliptic to spatulate, 2.5–3.3 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 1–1.7 mm, anthers yellow, 0.5–0.8 mm;

carpels (2–)4–6(–9), styles 2–3 mm.

brown, 2–2.5 mm.

olive green, 1.8–2 mm.

= 28.