Flora of North America species comparison

soon becoming prostrate, ± flagelliform, usually openly branched, eventually rooting at some nodes, (0.3–)1.5–7+ dm.

ascending to erect, 0.3–1.5(–2) dm, lengths 1–2 times basal leaves.

± persistent, ternate or palmate, 2–10(–12) cm;

petiole 1–7(–8) cm, long hairs sparse to abundant, appressed, 0.5–1 mm, stiff, glands absent;

leaflets 3–5, central ± obovate to cuneate, 1–3(–3.5) × 0.8–2(–2.5) cm, distal ± 1/2 of margin incised 1/4–1/3(–1/2) to midvein, teeth 2–4 per side, surfaces similar, green, sparsely to moderately hairy.

not in ranks, ternate, (1–)4–10(–15) cm;

stipules: apex acute to obtuse;

petiole (0.3–)2–11(–13) cm, long hairs abundant, ascending to spreading, 1–2.3 mm, soft, glands sparse to common;

leaflets 3, central obovate, 0.7–2.5 × 0.5–1.6 cm, petiolule 0–1 mm, margins revolute, not lobed, distal 1/2–2/3 evenly incised ± 1/3 to midvein, teeth 2–3(–4) per side, surfaces ± similar, green (paler abaxially), hairs common, 1–1.5 mm, glands common (sparser adaxially).

2–3(–4) proximal to 1st flowering or branching node, usually well expanded at anthesis, usually ternate, 2–6(–10) cm;

petiole 0.3–4(–8) cm;

leaflets (3–)5, ± resembling or narrower than those of basal leaves, narrowly cuneate, 1–2(–3.5) × 0.8–2(–2.5) cm, apex rounded to obtuse.

solitary flowers at stolon nodes.

1–3-flowered.

(1–)3–10(–17) cm.

straight, 0.5–2 cm in flower, to 3.5 cm in fruit.

4(–5)-merous;

epicalyx bractlets narrowly elliptic to oblong or ovate, 3–4(–7) × 1–1.5 mm, smaller than to slightly larger than sepals;

hypanthium 2–4 mm diam.;

sepals (3–)4–6 mm, apex broadly acute or acuminate;

petals 6–9 × 5–9 mm, apex ± retuse;

stamens 15–20, filaments 0.8–1.2 mm, anthers 0.8–1.2 mm;

carpels 20–50, styles 0.9–1.5 mm.

epicalyx bractlets oblong, 3–7 × 1.2–2.5 mm, margins revolute;

hypanthium 4–6 mm diam.;

sepals 4–6(–7) mm, apex broadly acute to obtuse;

petals yellow, 9–12 × 8–10 mm;

filaments (2–)2.8–3.2 mm, anthers 0.5–0.8 mm;

carpels 40–50, styles filiform, not or scarcely papillate-swollen proximally, 1.7–2 mm.

1–1.5(–1.8) mm, ± smooth.

1.3–1.5.

± erect, stout to slender, 1–4 cm.

= 28, 56 (Europe).

= 42, 56 (Russian Far East).