Flora of North America species comparison

erect to arching or prostrate, densely branched.

erect to arching, or decumbent, branched.

petiole 2–5 mm;

blade ovate to oblanceolate, 3–5 × 1–1.5 cm (length 3 times width), membranous, base acute, margins entire or dentate teeth 1–4 in distal 1/4 of blade, mucronate, number of primary and secondary serrations 1 times number of secondary veins (excluding inter-secondary veins), venation pinnate cladodromous, secondary veins not prominent, apex acute to acuminate, abaxial surface glaucous, mostly glabrous, adaxial glabrous.

petiole 2–5 mm;

blade narrowly elliptic to elliptic, obovate, 2–5(–6) × 1–2.8 cm, membranous, base acute to obtuse, margins irregularly serrulate to irregularly erose, venation pinnate, simple craspedodromous or semicraspedodromous, secondary veins prominent, apex usually obtuse, sometimes acute, abaxial surface puberulent, adaxial glabrescent.

mostly terminal, corymbiform or hemispheric panicles, 2–8 × 5–22 cm height 0.5–1 times diam.;

branches frequently in axils of leaves, usually glabrous or pubescent, sometimes villous.

mostly terminal, irregularly shaped, usually elongate-conic to elongate-pyriform panicles, 1.5–6(–9) × 1.5–3(–4.5) cm height 0.5–1(–2) times diam.;

branches puberulent.

1–3 mm, usually glabrous or pubescent, sometimes villous.

2–5 mm, puberulent.

5–7 mm diam.;

hypanthia turbinate to campanulate, 1.2–1.8 mm, surfaces glabrous or pubescent;

sepals triangular, 1–1.2 mm;

petals yellowish white, greenish white, or translucent white, ovate to orbiculate, 1.8–2 mm;

staminodes 0;

stamens 25–45, 2 times petal length.

3–8 mm diam.;

hypanthia crateriform, 0.7–1.1 mm, abaxial surface puberulent, adaxial puberulent;

sepals deltate, 0.5–1 mm;

petals pink to dark pink, elliptic to wide elliptic, 1.3–1.7 mm;

staminodes 5–12;

stamens 10–20, 1–2 times petal length.

oblanceoloid, 1.5–2 mm, shiny, glabrous.

asymmetrically falcate, 0.8–1.3 mm, not shiny, glabrous.

= 54.