Flora of North America species comparison

± prostrate, (0.1–)0.2–1.5(–2) dm.

prostrate to decumbent, 0.2–0.6(–1) dm.

tightly cylindric, 2–10 cm; sheathing base densely hairy abaxially;

petiole 0.5–4(–10) cm;

lateral leaflets 4–10(–15) per side, overlapping at least distally, ± flabellate, 0.5–3(–4) mm, incised to base or nearly so into (0–)2–4(–9) elliptic to obovate or orbiculate lobes, apex usually not setose, surfaces densely hirsute, cryptically glandular;

terminal leaflets indistinct.

tightly cylindric, 1–4(–5) cm; sheathing base mostly not strigose abaxially;

petiole 0.3–2 cm, hairs 0.5–1 mm;

lateral leaflets 5–10(–12) per side, ± overlapping, ± flabellate, 1–2.5 mm, incised to base or nearly so into 3–5 obovate to oval lobes, apex sometimes ± setose, surfaces loosely long-strigose, sparsely glandular;

terminal leaflets indistinct.

(0–)1;

blade vestigial.

1(–2);

blade vestigial.

5–60(–100)-flowered, congested, 0.5–5(–7) cm diam.

1–10-flowered, ± congested, 0.5–1.5 cm diam.

1.5–4(–8) mm.

3–7(–10) mm.

4–8 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets 5, linear to elliptic or narrowly ovate, 0.8–1.6(–2.1) mm;

hypanthium patelliform to shallowly cupulate, 1–1.5 × (1.5–)2–3(–3.5) mm;

sepals 1.4–2.5(–2.8) mm, acute;

petals white to pale yellowish, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 1–1.5 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 0.6–1.8 mm, anthers maroon or yellow with maroon margins, oblong, 0.3–0.6 mm;

carpels 1–2(–4), styles 1–1.5 mm.

6–9 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets 5, lanceolate to narrowly oblong or narrowly ovate, 0.8–1.3 mm;

hypanthium shallowly cupulate, ± 1 × 2–3(–4) mm;

sepals 1.5–2.3 mm, ± acute;

petals yellow, oblanceolate to spatulate, 2–3.2 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 0.9–1.2 mm, anthers yellow, oblong, 0.7–0.9 mm;

carpels 6–10, styles 1–1.5 mm.

brown, 1.2–1.6(–2) mm, smooth, prominently carunculate.

greenish cream to light brown, 1.4–1.8(–2) mm, smooth, not carunculate.