Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate-decumbent to ascending, 0.5–2(–3) dm.

pendent or prostrate to ascending, (0.5–)1–2 dm.

6–12(–15) cm; sheathing base weakly strigose abaxially;

stipules absent;

petiole (1–)1.5–2.5(–3) cm, hairs abundant, ascending to spreading, 1–4 mm;

leaflets 15–25 per side, loosely overlapping, (1.5–)2–7 mm, lobes 0–4(–6), lanceolate or oblanceolate to elliptic, hairs abundant, spreading to ascending, 1–3 mm.

planar, (2–)5–15 cm; sheathing base not strigose abaxially;

petiole 1–5 cm;

lateral leaflets (1–)2–3(–4) per side, separate, obovate to orbiculate, 5–20 mm, incised 1/4–1/2 to base into 5–9 broadly ovate teeth, apex not setose, surfaces short-pilose, ± glandular;

terminal leaflets distinct.

2–5.

(0–)2;

blade well developed.

(7–)15–50-flowered, 2–8 cm diam., flowers arranged individually and/or in several to many loose few-flowered glomerules.

(1–)3–20(–35)-flowered, open, (0.5–)1.5–4(–6) cm diam.

(3–)6–15(–22) mm.

5–20(–30) mm.

8–13 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets lanceolate to elliptic, 2–3 mm;

hypanthium patelliform to shallowly cupulate, 1.5–2.5 × 3–4.5 mm, ± 1/2 as deep as wide;

sepals often purple-suffused, 2.3–4(–5) mm, acute;

petals white, broadly spatulate or obovate to orbiculate, (2.8–)3–5(–6) mm;

stamens 20, filaments filiform, (1–)1.5–3 mm, anthers light pink, 0.3–0.5 mm;

carpels 8–20, styles 2.2–3 mm.

7–10 cm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets 0;

hypanthium patelliform, 0.5(–1) × 2–3 mm;

sepals 2–4 mm, broadly acute;

petals yellow, narrowly oblanceolate, 2–3 mm;

stamens 5–10, filaments 0.6–1.2(–1.5) mm, anthers yellow, oblong, 0.8–1 mm;

carpels 4–10, styles 1.5–2 mm.

light brown, 1.2–1.3 mm.

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