Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent, trailing, or erect, green to gray-green, apex flexuous.

usually decumbent or twining, rarely erect, gray-green to light green, apex flexuous.

petiole 3–10(–15) mm;

blade ovate to triangular-ovate, 0.9–2(–3) × 0.5–1.5(–2) cm, base deeply cordate, margins serrate, apex acute.

petiole 15–85 mm;

blade ovate to broadly cordate, 4.5–10(–13) × 3.5–10 cm, base cordate, margins serrate, apex acuminate.

terminal (often appearing leaf-opposed), glands stipitate, prominent throughout, staminate flowers 10–30 per raceme;

staminate bracts 0.8–1 mm.

terminal (often appearing leaf-opposed), glands absent, staminate flowers 20–60 per raceme;

staminate bracts 1.5–2 mm.

staminate 2.2–2.4 mm, persistent base 1.8–2 mm;

pistillate 7–11 mm in fruit.

staminate 1.5–2.2 mm, persistent base 0.7–1 mm;

pistillate 2.5–3 mm in fruit.

sepals 3–4, green, 0.9–1.1 mm;

stamens 2–3, filaments 0.2–0.3 mm.

sepals 3, green, 0.7–1 mm;

stamens 3, filaments 0.2–0.5 mm.

sepals ovate, 1.5 mm;

styles connate 1/3–1/2 length;

stigmas undulate to subpapillate.

sepals elliptic to ovate, 1.5–2 mm;

styles connate 1/4–1/3 length;

stigmas papillate.

5 mm wide.

11–13 mm wide.

mottled brown-purple, 2.5–3 mm.

dark brown, 4.3–5.3 mm.

, 15–20 dm.