Flora of North America species comparison

± slender.

becoming stout, woody.

erect to ascending or prostrate, usually much-branched proximally;

main stem 0.6–2(–3) mm diam. proximally.

erect to ascending, often arcuately so, much-branched proximally;

main stem 0.4–1.3 mm diam. proximally.

stipules inconspicuous, dull white, broadly triangular, 1.2–3.5 mm, longer than wide, apex acute to short-acuminate;

blade linear, (0.8–)1.5–4 cm, fleshy, apex blunt to apiculate;

axillary leaf clusters usually absent.

stipules ± conspicuous, dull white, broadly lance-acuminate, 3–8 mm, apex mucronate;

blade filiform to linear, 1–4.2 cm, somewhat fleshy, apex apiculate or spine-tipped;

axillary leaves 2–4 per cluster.

reflexed and oriented to 1 side in fruit.

spreading to reflexed in fruit.

sepals connate 0.5–1 mm proximally, lobes often 3-veined, ovate to elliptic, 2.5–4.5 mm, to 4.8 mm in fruit, margins 0.1–0.5 mm wide, apex acute to rounded;

petals white or pink to rosy, ovate to elliptic-oblong, 0.8–1 times as long as sepals;

stamens (1–)2–3(–5);

styles 0.4–0.7 mm.

sepals connate 0.5–0.7 mm proximally, lobes 1- or 3-veined, lance-ovate to lanceolate, 2.5–4 mm, to 5 mm in fruit, margins 0.1–0.6 mm wide, apex acute to acuminate but often briefly rounded at tip;

petals white, ± elliptic, 0.7–0.8 times as long as sepal;

stamens 7–10;

styles 0.4–0.6 mm.

greenish to tan, 2.8–6.4 mm, 1–1.5 times as long as sepals.

greenish to tan, (4–)5–6.5 mm, 1.1–1.3 times as long as sepals.

light brown to reddish brown, with submarginal groove, broadly ovate, ± plump, 0.5–0.7(–0.8) mm, dull, ± smooth, often with gland-tipped papillae (30x);

wing usually absent or incomplete.

reddish brown to dark brown, often with submarginal groove, broadly ovate, plump, 0.4–0.5 mm, smooth, often sculptured with parallel, wavy lines, papillae often present;

wing often present, white, 0.1–0.2 mm wide, margins irregular.

simple to 3+-compound or flowers solitary and axillary.

simple to 3-compound.

= 18? (Asia), 36 (Europe).