Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending to erect, 0.3–1.2 dm.

± 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.

weakly planar to loosely ± cylindric, (0.5–)2–4(–6) cm; sheathing base glandular abaxially, otherwise glabrous;

petiole 0.5–2 cm, hairs 0.2–1 mm;

leaflets 5–6 per side, 2–6 mm, ± short-hirsute, glandular-puberulent, lobes 2–7, oblanceolate to spatulate or obovate, apex not setose.

(0–)1, not paired.

1–3, not paired.

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

glomerules 1–few.

3–14-flowered, 1–2.5 cm diam.;

glomerules 1.

1–7 mm.

1.5–6 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.

8–10 mm diam.;

epicalyx bractlets linear to narrowly lanceolate or elliptic, 2.5–5 mm, longer than sepals;

hypanthium shallowly cupulate, 0.5–1 × 2–3 mm;

sepals 1.5–2.5 mm, ± acute;

petals pale yellow, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 1.5–2.5 mm;

stamens 5, filaments 0.7–1.3 mm, anthers yellow, 0.5–0.8 mm;

carpels 6–11, styles 1–1.5 mm.

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

cream to light tan, 1.2–1.5 mm.