Flora of North America species comparison

sparse to abundant, red, stipitate (at least on calyx and hypanthium).

0.2–2.5 dm.

0.5–2 dm.

palmate, 1.5–9.5 cm;

petiole 1–7 cm, long hairs abundant to dense, spreading to appressed, 1–2 mm, weak to stiff, glands ± abundant;

leaflets 5, central cuneate-elliptic to obovate, 0.5–2.5 × 0.3–1.5 cm, scarcely to distinctly petiolulate, distal 1/3 of margins evenly incised ± 1/4 to midvein, teeth 2–4(–5) per side, surfaces gray-green, long hairs abundant to dense, 1–1.5 mm, glands ± abundant, sometimes obscured.

3–6 cm;

petiole 2–4 cm, hairs common to abundant, ± ascending to spreading, 1–1.5 mm, weak to stiff, glands sparse to common;

leaflets (4–)5(–6), central one obovate, 0.5–1.5 × 0.3–0.9 cm, distal ca. 1/2 of margin incised ca. 1/4 to midvein, teeth (2–)3(–4) per side, surfaces ± similar, abaxial pale reddish green, hairs sparse to common on primary veins, spreading, 0.6–1 mm, ± stiff, adaxial green or reddish, glabrous or sparsely hairy.

1–2;

stipules fused with all or most of petiole, free portion shorter than fused portion.

1–20-flowered.

(1–)2–5-flowered.

0.5–1.5 cm.

1–3 cm (proximalmost to 5 cm).

epicalyx bractlets lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, 1–3.5 × 1–1.5 mm;

hypanthium 2–4 mm diam.;

sepals 2–5 mm, apex ± acute;

petals ± paler abaxially, bright yellow adaxially, ± obcordate, 3–6 × 2–5 mm;

filaments 1–2 mm, anthers 0.5 mm;

carpels ca. 20, styles (1.2–)1.5–2 mm.

epicalyx bractlets linear to narrowly lanceolate, 4–6 × 0.9–1.2 mm;

hypanthium 3–4 mm diam.;

sepals 5–7 mm, apex subacute or acute;

petals 7–9 × 4–6 mm;

filaments 0.7–0.9 mm, anthers 0.4 mm;

carpels 40–50, styles 0.9–1.1 mm.

1–1.5 mm, lightly rugose.

not known.

hairs not well differentiated from long hairs, absent or sparse throughout.

= 28, 42 (Siberia).