Flora of North America species comparison

mostly absent.

0.2–2.5 dm.

(0.2–)1–2.5(–3.5) 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.

3–7(–10) cm;

petiole 2–5(–7.5) cm, hairs absent or sparse, appressed to spreading, 0.5–0.8 mm, stiff, glands absent or nearly so;

leaflets 7–11, central one oblanceolate-elliptic, 1–2(–3) × 0.3–0.8 cm, distal 1/4 or less of margin incised less than 1/10(–1/4) to midvein, teeth 1–2(–5) per side, surfaces similar, abaxial pale green to reddish, often glaucous, hairs absent or sparse to common on primary veins, appressed to ascending, 0.6–1 mm, stiff, adaxial green or reddish, glabrous or nearly so.

1–3;

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

1–20-flowered.

2–5-flowered.

0.5–1.5 cm.

1–3 cm (proximalmost to 6 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 lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 3–5 × 0.7–1(–1.5) mm;

hypanthium 2.5–3 mm diam.;

sepals 4–6 mm, apex acute;

petals (4–)6–8 × 4–6 mm;

filaments 1.6–2 mm, anthers 0.4–0.6 mm;

carpels 40–50, styles 0.7–0.9 mm.

1–1.5 mm, lightly rugose.

1.1–1.3 mm, smooth.

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

= 28 (Eurasia).