Flora of North America species comparison

sometimes sheathed with marcescent whole leaves.

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

probably prostrate to decumbent, or ± ascending in supporting vegetation, 2.5–5.5 dm, lengths 1–2 times basal leaves.

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 with distal leaflets ± confluent, 15–32 × 2–4 cm;

petiole 5–10(–15) cm, straight hairs absent or sparse to common, appressed, 0.5–1.5 mm, stiff, cottony hairs absent, glands absent or sparse;

primary lateral leaflets 6–10(–12) per side (irregularly paired), on distal ± 1/2 of leaf axis, loosely overlapping to proximally separate, largest ones cuneate to flabellate, 1.2–2.2 × 1–3 cm, ± whole margin unevenly incised 3/4 to nearly to midvein, ultimate segments (3–)5–10(–15), linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 5–17 × 1–2.5 mm, apical tufts less than 0.5 mm, surfaces green, not glaucous, straight hairs sparse (often glabrate adaxially), appressed, 0.5–1(–1.5) mm, stiff, cottony hairs absent, glands absent or sparse.

1–3.

2.

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

6–10-flowered, very openly cymose.

0.2–0.7 cm, proximal to 1.3 cm.

1–6 cm, ± recurved in fruit.

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 elliptic to oblong-ovate, 4–6 × 1–2.5 mm;

hypanthium 5–6 mm diam.;

sepals 4–7 mm, apex acute;

petals 6–10 × 5–8 mm;

filaments (1.5–)2–3 mm, anthers 0.7–1.2 mm;

carpels ca. 10, styles 2.5–3.5 mm.

1–1.4 mm.

2–2.6 mm, smooth, ± carunculate.