Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate to ascending, 0.2–1.5 dm.

pendent or prostrate to ascending, 0.5–2(–2.5) dm.

tightly to loosely cylindric, (1–)2–12(–14) cm; sheathing base strigose to hirsute abaxially;

petiole 0.5–4 cm;

lateral leaflets (3–)5–15(–18) per side, separate to overlapping at least distally, ± flabellate, 1–4(–6) mm, incised to base or nearly so into 2–10(–12) oblanceolate to obovate or elliptic lobes, apex sometimes setose, surfaces ± sparsely hirsute, ± glandular;

terminal leaflets indistinct.

planar, 3–12(–18) cm; sheathing base not or sparsely strigose abaxially;

petiole 1–8 cm;

lateral leaflets 2–6(–10) per side, separate to slightly overlapping distally, ovate or obovate to flabellate, 4–15(–25) mm, incised 1/4–3/4 to base into 3–11(–15) ovate to oblanceolate teeth or lobes, apex not setose, surfaces ± sparsely short-pilose or hirsute, ± glandular;

terminal leaflets ± distinct.

(0–)1;

blade vestigial or reduced.

1–2;

blade reduced.

2–20-flowered, ± open, 0.5–4(–6) cm diam.

(1–)5–40-flowered, open, (1–)1.5–8(–10) cm diam.

3–10(–12) mm.

2–15(–30) mm.

5–10 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets 5, elliptic or narrowly oblong to ovate, 0.7–2(–3) mm;

hypanthium patelliform, 1–2 × 2.5–4.5(–5) mm;

sepals 1.5–3.5(–4) mm, acute to obtuse;

petals ± yellow, oblanceolate to spatulate or narrowly obovate, 1–3 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 0.8–1.8 mm, anthers yellow, oblong, 0.4–0.9 mm;

carpels 2–5(–6), styles 1.8–2.5 mm.

4–10 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets 5, narrowly lanceolate to ovate, 0.8–2.5 mm;

hypanthium patelliform, 0.5–2 × 2–4 mm;

sepals (1.2–)1.5–4 mm, acute;

petals white or pale yellow, oblanceolate to narrowly spatulate, 1.5–2.5 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 0.5–1.1 mm, anthers yellow, sometimes with reddish margins, oblong, 0.4–0.7 mm;

carpels (1–)3–8, styles 0.9–1.8 mm.

greenish cream to light brown, 1.5–2.2(–2.5) mm, smooth, prominently carunculate.

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