Flora of North America species comparison

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

prostrate to ascending, 0.5–1.5(–2) dm.

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.

± tightly cylindric, 2–7(–9) cm; sheathing base glabrous abaxially;

petiole 0.5–2 cm, hairs 0.5–1 mm;

leaflets 15–20 per side, 2–4 mm, glabrate or sparsely short-hirsute, sparsely to densely glandular, lobes (2–)3–8, narrowly oblanceolate to obovate, apex not setose.

(0–)1, not paired.

10–60-flowered, 4–15 cm diam.

(5–)10–30-flowered, 1–2.5(–5) cm diam.;

glomerules 1–few.

(1–)5–20 mm.

1–7 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.

7–9 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets narrowly oblong to oval, 0.8–2 mm;

hypanthium shallowly cupulate, (1–)1.5–2 × 2.5–3.5 mm;

sepals (1.8–)2–3 mm, acute;

petals white, sometimes pink-tinged, oblanceolate to spatulate, 1.8–3 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 1.3–1.8 mm, anthers orangish to reddish brown, 0.4–0.6 mm;

carpels (1–)2–4, styles 1.5–2 mm.

brown, 1.7–2.2 mm.

yellowish green to light tan or gray-brown, 1.7–1.9 mm.