Flora of North America species comparison

not sheathed with marcescent whole leaves.

0.2–1.5(–2) dm.

ascending to nearly erect, 0.4–2 dm.

palmate, rarely ternate, (1–)2–7(–18) cm;

petiole (0.5–)1–5(–11) cm, long hairs sparse to abundant, ± spreading (to ascending), 1–3(–4) mm, ± weak, glands ± abundant;

leaflets (3–)5(–7), central flabellate to obovate-cuneate or oblanceolate, (0.5–)1–3(–8) × 0.5–2 cm, not or ± petiolulate, distal 2/3–3/4 of margins evenly to unevenly incised 1/5–3/4 to midvein, sometimes deeply lobed as well, teeth 2–9 per side (some secondarily toothed as well), surfaces green, long hairs sparse to common, 1–2 mm (late-season leaves and adaxial surfaces sometimes nearly glabrate), glands sparse to abundant.

often both ternate and palmate or subpalmate on same plant, 2.5–4 cm;

petiole 1.5–2.5 cm, long hairs common to abundant, loosely appressed to ascending-spreading, 1–2 mm, weak to ± stiff, verrucose, crisped(/short) hairs absent or sparse to common, cottony hairs absent, glands sparse to common;

leaflets 3–5, proximalmost separated by 0–2 mm, central broadly elliptic to obovate, 1–1.5 × 0.5–0.9 cm, petiolules 1–2 mm, distal 2/3–3/4 of margin incised 1/2–3/4 to midvein, teeth (2–)3–4 per side, 4–6 mm, apical tufts ± 1 mm, abaxial surfaces grayish white to white, long hairs abundant (sometimes obscuring entire surface), cottony-crisped hairs abundant to dense, short hairs absent or obscured, glands sparse to common but usually obscured, adaxial grayish green to gray, long hairs sparse to abundant, 1–1.5(–2) mm, ± weak, short (short-crisped) hairs absent or sparse, rarely common, cottony hairs absent, glands absent or sparse, rarely common.

0–2.

(1–)3–15-flowered.

(1–)3–7-flowered, open, branch angle 30–50°.

0.5–1.5(–2) cm.

1–2 cm, proximal to 4 cm.

epicalyx bractlets lanceolate-elliptic, 1.5–3(–5) × 0.5–1.5 mm;

hypanthium 2.5–4 mm diam.;

sepals (2.5–)3–5(–6) mm, apex ± acute;

petals nearly white abaxially, pale yellow adaxially, narrowly obcordate, 3–6(–8) × 2.5–5 mm;

filaments 1.5–2.5 mm, anthers 0.5–1 mm;

carpels 4–12, styles 2–3 mm.

epicalyx bractlets narrowly ovate to elliptic, 4–5 × 1–1.4 mm;

hypanthium 3–4 mm diam.;

sepals 4–6 mm, apex subacute to acute, glands sparse to common, usually not obscured;

petals pale yellow, usually not overlapping, 6–7 × 4–8 mm, distinctly longer than sepals;

filaments 1–2 mm, anthers ± 0.4 mm;

carpels 40–80, styles 0.8–0.9 mm.

1.5–2 mm, ± rugose.

1.1–1.2 mm.

hairs well differentiated from long hairs, ± abundant to dense throughout.