Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent to ascending, (5–)10–30 cm, sparsely subvillous to glabrate.

ascending, unbranched, 5–15 cm, densely glandular-hairy.

blade suborbiculate, 6–20 × 9–20 mm, base subcordate, truncate, or cuneate, margins 5–9-lobed 1/6–1/3 of width of blade, lateral lobes ± narrower, apex acute, surfaces eglandular-hairy, rarely also glandular-hairy or glabrate.

blade oblong-elliptic, (5–)10–15(–35) × 4–8 mm, base cuneate, margins entire, apex short-acuminate, surfaces hairy.

1–10, terminal, (50–)100–300 mm, 5–20-flowered, axis eglandular-hairy, rarely also glandular-hairy or glabrate;

bracts suborbiculate, 6–20 mm, 5- to 9-lobed for 1/6–1/3 of width of leaf blade, lateral lobes ± narrower.

1, terminal, distalmost leaves often with 1 or 2 axillary flowers, 10–80 mm, (3–)5–15-flowered, axis glandular-hairy;

bracts lanceolate, 3–5 mm.

patent or recurved, 5–15(–30) mm, equal in flower to ± longer than subtending bract in fruit, eglandular- or glandular-pilose or glabrous.

erect, 5–8 mm, equal to ± longer than subtending bract, densely glandular-hairy.

calyx lobes erect-patent, (3–)4–5 mm, apex obtuse, abaxial surfaces eglandular- or glandular-hairy, rarely glabrous, not ciliate;

corolla white, 6–12 mm diam.;

stamens 1–2 mm;

style 1–2 mm.

calyx 4(or 5)-lobed, lobes (1–)2–3 mm, apex obtuse, glandular-hairy;

corolla pale blue to purple, rotate, 8–10 mm diam.;

stamens 4–5 mm;

style 7 mm.

± round in cross section, ovoid to ellipsoid, 2.5–3.5 × 3.5–4.5 mm, apex ± emarginate, eglandular- or glandular-pilose.

compressed in cross section, broadly oblong, 5–6 × 3.5 mm, longer than wide, apex emarginate, glandular-hairy.

1–4, brownish orange, subglobular, urn-shaped (elaiosome inside), (2–)2.5–3.1 × (1.7–)2–2.5(–2.8) mm, 1.1–1.7 mm thick, cristate.

number unknown, brown, ovoid, flat, 1–1.2 × 0.7–1.1 mm, thickness and texture unknown.

= 36, 54 (Eurasia).

= 18.