Flora of North America species comparison

sparse, uncolored, minute.

0.2–2.5 dm.

1.5–5(–7) 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.

4–25(–35) cm;

petiole 2–20(–25) cm, hairs sparse to common, ± spreading, 1–2.5 mm, weak, glands absent or sparse;

leaflets 5–7(–9), central one narrowly to broadly oblanceolate, 1–6(–9) × 0.5–2 cm, distal 2/3–3/4+ of margin incised 1/4–1/3(–1/2) to midvein, teeth (4–)6–10(–13) per side, surfaces ± similar, abaxial green to pale green, hairs sparse to common on primary veins, ascending to spreading, 0.5–1.5 mm, weak, adaxial green, hairs more appressed and shorter.

1–3;

stipules fused with less than 1/3 of petiole, free portion longer than fused portion.

1–20-flowered.

5–20-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 lanceolate, 3–8 × 1–1.5(–2) mm;

hypanthium 3–5 mm diam.;

sepals 3–5 mm, apex ± acute;

petals (5–)8–10 × 4–10 mm;

filaments 0.3–1.5 mm, anthers 0.7–0.9 mm;

carpels 35–50, styles 1.1–1.3 mm.

1–1.5 mm, lightly rugose.

1–1.2 mm, faintly rugose.

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

= 42, 56 (Eurasia).