Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 3–5 dm.

decumbent to ascending, 0.5–1.5(–1.8) dm.

8–20 cm; sheathing base ± strigose abaxially;

stipules linear to narrowly lanceolate, 3–5 mm;

petiole 1–3.5 cm, hairs abundant, ascending to spreading, 1–2 mm;

leaflets 35–50 per side, loosely overlapping, 2–6 mm, lobes 3–5, oblanceolate to obovate or oval, hairs abundant, ± ascending, 1–2(–3) mm.

loosely ± cylindric, 3–7(–10) cm; sheathing base ± strigose abaxially;

petiole 0.5–5(–6) cm, hairs 2–4 mm;

leaflets 4–8(–10) per side, (0.5–)3–8(–10) mm, loosely long-strigose or -villous and short-hirsute, ± glandular, lobes 2–5(–12), linear to lanceolate, apex not setose.

5–10.

2, paired.

10–100-flowered, (1.5–)5–15 cm diam., flowers usually arranged individually, sometimes more congested.

5–15(–25)-flowered, 1.5–3(–6) cm diam.;

glomerules 1.

(1–)2–10 mm.

(0.5–)1–8(–13) mm.

8–13 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, (1.8–)2–2.5 mm;

hypanthium cupulate to turbinate, 1.5–3 × 2.5–4 mm, often nearly as deep as wide;

sepals often purple-suffused or -mottled, (2.5–)3–5 mm, acuminate;

petals white, becoming pink-tinged with age, oblanceolate to narrowly spatulate, (2.8–)3–5(–6) mm;

stamens 20, filaments filiform, 1.5–2.3 mm, anthers white to cream, 0.3–0.6 mm;

carpels 2–4, styles 2.5–3.5 mm.

9–12 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets linear, 1.2–3 mm;

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

sepals 2.5–4.5(–5.5) mm, acute;

petals yellow, narrowly oblanceolate, 2–3(–4) mm;

stamens 5, filaments 1.8–2.5(–3) mm, anthers yellow, (0.8–)1–1.6 mm;

carpels 3–8, styles 1.8–2.2 mm.

dark brown, 2.5–3 mm.

light brown, often mottled darker brown, 1.9–2.5 mm.