Flora of North America species comparison

opposite;

petiole absent or 0.1–2 mm, glabrous or puberulent;

blade ovate or oval to narrowly lanceolate, 0.3–0.8 × 0.2–0.4 cm, margins revolute, apex obtuse, abaxial surface tomentulose, adaxial glabrous or sparsely puberulent toward base, midribs with stalked glands/purple clavate trichomes.

terminal, corymbiform racemes or umbels, 2(–6)-flowered, sometimes flowers solitary.

5–20 mm.

sepals crimson, ovate-lanceolate, 1.2–1.5 mm, apex obtuse, surfaces glabrous, margins ciliate;

petals (spreading), connate ca. 1/2 their lengths, light to deep pink or white, 3–5 × 2–3.5 mm, glabrous;

stamens 5;

filaments 2–3 mm;

style 0.5–0.8 mm.

2–3-locular, 3–4 × 3–4 mm, glabrous.

winged, oblong, 0.5–1.4 mm.

= 24.