Flora of North America species comparison

simple or freely branched, sometimes densely matted, prostrate, decumbent, ascending, or erect.

10-20-branched, decumbent to ascending.

blades narrowly to very broadly ovate, oblong, orbiculate, or reniform, 0.2-4.5 × 0.2-2.7 cm, base broadly cuneate, rounded, truncate, or nearly cordate, apex acuminate, acute, obtuse, or rounded;

proximal pair of lateral veins arising at junction of blade and petiole.

blades orbiculate to deltate, 0.7-2.7 × 0.5-1.7 cm, base truncate, rounded, or very broadly cuneate, apex smoothly attenuate or occasionally slightly acuminate.

involucral bracts 1-4.5 mm;

tepals 2-2.8 mm, shorter or longer than bracts.

involucral bracts 1.5-2 mm;

tepals ca. 1.5 mm, nearly equal to bracts.

light brown, symmetric, 0.9-1.2 × 0.6-0.7 mm, apex obtuse, mucro apical;

stipe centered, short-cylindric, basally dilated.

light brown, symmetric, 0.5-0.8 × 0.3-0.6 mm or less, apex obtuse, mucro ±apical;

stipe centered, short-cylindric, abruptly flared basally.