Flora of North America species comparison

sometimes sheathed with marcescent whole leaves.

decumbent to ascending, (0.2–)0.5–1.5(–2.2) dm.

± erect, 2–4 dm.

usually palmate, rarely also ternate on same plant or subpalmate, (1–)2–6(–8) cm;

petiole (0.5–)1–2.5 cm, long hairs abundant to dense, ± appressed, 0.5–1.2 mm, stiff, verrucose, crisped hairs common, cottony hairs absent, glands sparse to abundant but usually obscured;

leaflets (3–)5–7, proximalmost separated by 0–2 mm, central ± obovate, (0.5–)1–1.5(–2) × (0.3–)0.5–0.8(–1) cm, petiolules 0–1 mm, distal 3/4 to nearly whole margin incised 3/4+ to midvein, teeth 2–4(–5) per side, (2–)3–6(–10) mm, apical tufts 0.5 mm, abaxial surfaces white, long hairs common to abundant, cottony-crisped hairs dense, short hairs and glands absent or obscured, adaxial grayish green, long hairs abundant, 0.5–1.5 mm, ± stiff, short-crisped (rarely ± cottony) hairs sparse to common, glands absent or sparse.

pinnate, 12–20(–30) cm;

petiole 5–10(–15) cm, long hairs ± abundant, spreading to ascending, 0.5–1 mm, weak to ± stiff, short hairs abundant to dense, cottony or crisped hairs absent, glands sparse to abundant, often obscured;

leaflets 4–6(–9) per side, on distal (1/3–)1/2–3/5 of leaf axis, slightly overlapping, terminal ones oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 3–6 × 0.8–1.2(–1.5) cm, margins strongly revolute, incised ± 1/2 to midvein, undivided medial blade 5–9 mm wide, teeth 8–12 per side, narrowly triangular to lanceolate, surfaces ± dissimilar, abaxial grayish, long hairs ± sparse (or not differentiated from short hairs), 0.5–1.5 mm, weak, short hairs abundant to dense, cottony or crisped hairs absent, glands sparse or obscured, adaxial ± green, straight hairs (long and short not differentiated) abundant, spreading to ascending, 0.2–0.5 mm, cottony and crisped hairs absent, glands sparse to abundant, often obscured.

1–3.

(1–)2–4.

(1–)3–10(–20)-flowered, congested or ± elongating in fruit, branch angle 5–30°.

10–40-flowered, congested or elongating in fruit.

0.2–0.7 cm, proximal to 1.3 cm.

± 0.1 cm (proximal to 1.2 cm).

epicalyx bractlets narrowly elliptic, (1–)1.5–2.5(–3) × 0.5–1 mm;

hypanthium 3–4 mm diam.;

sepals 2–4(–5) mm, apex obtuse to bluntly acute, glands sparse, obscured;

petals pale yellow, not overlapping, 2–4 × 2–3 mm, ± equal to sepals (slightly longer than in Inyo County);

filaments 1–1.5 mm, anthers 0.3–0.5 mm;

carpels 30–50, styles 1–1.2 mm.

epicalyx bractlets narrowly ovate-acuminate, (3–)4–8(–10) × 2–3 mm, lengths 1–2 times sepals, margins ± revolute;

hypanthium (4–)5–10 mm diam.;

sepals 3–5 mm, apex acute to obtuse, abaxial surfaces: venation moderate, glands ± abundant, obscured to evident;

petals pale yellow, 3–5 × 2–4 mm, lengths ± equal to or shorter than sepals;

filaments 1–1.5 mm, anthers 0.5–0.8 mm;

carpels 80–90, styles papillate-swollen in proximal 3/4+, 1–1.2 mm.

1–1.4 mm.

± 1 mm, ± rugose.

= 14.