Flora of North America species comparison

branched;

hairs stalked, glandular throughout.

usually unbranched, sometimes branched (reddish purple);

hairs stalked, glandular throughout.

petiole green to purple, angled, (0.2–)0.5–0.8(–1) cm;

leaflet blade linear to narrowly elliptic, 1.5–2.8 × 0.1–0.2 cm, margins entire, apex acute, mucronulate, surfaces densely glandular abaxially, sparsely glandular adaxially.

petiole green to purple, subterete, (0.2–)1–3 cm;

leaflet blade (conduplicate), linear, 1–5 × 0.05–0.2 cm, margins entire, apex obtuse, mucronulate, surfaces sparsely glandular abaxially, glabrous or sparsely glandular adaxially, (fleshy).

1–3 cm (6–8 cm in fruit);

bracts trifoliate, ovate, 5–15 mm.

1–3 cm (6–8 cm in fruit);

bracts trifoliate, elliptic, 5–15 mm.

5–15 mm.

5–15 mm.

sepals pale yellow, glandular, lanceolate, 1.6–2.6 × 0.8–1.2 mm, margins entire, apex acute to obtuse;

petals white, oblong-ovate, clawed, abaxial pair 1.5–3 × 1–2 mm (6 or 7-lobed), apex emarginate to lacerate, adaxial pair 3–5 × 2–3 mm (4 or 5-lobed), apex emarginate to lacerate;

nectary glands yellow (drying purple), 0.5–1 mm;

stamens 6–9, slightly exserted, yellow, 3.2–5.2 mm;

anthers yellow, 0.5–1 mm;

gynophore 2–4 mm in fruit;

ovary 2.5–5(–7) mm;

style persistent in fruit, 2.5–4.5 mm;

stigma red.

sepals (reflexed), pale yellow, lanceolate to deltate, 1.6–2.6 × 0.7–1.2 mm, clawed, margins entire, apex acute to obtuse, glandular;

petals white, oblong-ovate, abaxial pair 1.5–3 × 1–2 mm (6 or 7-lobed), apex emarginate to lacerate, adaxial pair 3.5–5 × 2–3 mm (barely clawed, 4 or 5-lobed), apex emarginate to lacerate;

nectary glands yellow (drying purple), 0.5 mm;

stamens 8–13, slightly exserted, yellow, 3–6 mm;

anthers yellow with maroon tip, 1–2 mm;

gynophore 1.7–4 mm in fruit;

ovary 2.5–5(–7) mm;

style persistent in fruit, 2.5–4.5 mm;

stigma red.

8–30 × 2–4 mm, reticulate, glandular.

40–60 × 2–4 mm, reticulate, glandular or glabrous.

18–36, bright reddish brown, globose to oblong, 1.8–2 mm, pebbled (without transverse ridges).

18–36, reddish brown, spheroidal, 0.7–0.9 mm, pebbled (without transverse ridges).

= 20.

= 20.