Flora of North America species comparison

cespitose, spreading, branched proximally, sparsely branched distally.

creeping, branched, rooting at nodes.

palmate;

stipules broadly obovate, 1–2 cm, fused at base, margins slightly lobed, apex acute;

petiole 2–6 cm;

petiolules 1–1.5 mm;

leaflets 3, blades ovate, obovate, or orbiculate, slightly overlapping, 1–2 × 0.7–2.3 cm, base truncate to rounded, veins prominent, margins sparsely dentate, apex rounded, emarginate, surfaces glabrous.

palmate;

stipules lanceolate, 0.9–1.3 cm, margins entire, apex short-subulate;

petiole 5–20 cm;

petiolules to 1 mm;

leaflets 3, blades obovate, obcordate, or orbiculate, 0.6–4 × 0.4–2.5 cm, base cuneate, veins moderately prominent, margins serrulate distally, apex rounded, emarginate, or retuse, surfaces glabrous.

terminal, 20–30-flowered, globose, usually formed of 2 sessile heads, 2.5–5 × 2.5–5 cm;

involucres absent.

axillary, 20–40+-flowered, globose, 1.5–3.5 × 1.5–3.5 cm;

involucres absent.

3–7 cm, surpassing subtending leaves.

erect, from prostrate stems, 1.5–30 cm.

erect, reflexed in proximalmost flowers, 1 mm;

bracteoles cuplike, 0.5 mm.

strongly reflexed in fruit, elongate, 3–5 mm;

bracteoles white, lanceolate, 1–2 mm.

15–21 mm;

calyx tubular-campanulate, 9–12 mm, pilose, veins 10, tube 4.5–6 mm, lobes subequal, abaxialmost longest, subulate, orifice open;

corolla deep pink or magenta, 20–23 mm, banner tubular for most their length, 18–22 × 5–7 mm, apex flared.

8–13 mm;

calyx campanulate, 3–5 mm, glabrous, veins 6–10, tube 1.5–2.5 mm, lobes unequal to subequal, adaxial shorter than tube, triangular-lanceolate, orifice open;

corolla white, often pinkish in age, 4–12 mm, banner ovate-lanceolate or oblong, 4–12 × 1–4 mm, apex rounded.

ellipsoid, 4–5 mm.

linear-oblong, 4–5 mm.

1 or 2, yellow-mottled, mitten-shaped, 2–3 mm, smooth.

3 or 4, yellow, reddish brown, or light brown, ovoid-reniform, 1 mm, smooth, glossy.

= 16, 28, 32, 48, 64.