UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

Leaves alternate, petiolate, the blades 2-6 cm. long, reniform to ovate-deltoid, from shallowly 3- to 5-lobed to round-toothed.

Inflorescence an interrupted, compound raceme;

calyx 5-lobed, stellate, 5-10 mm. long, the pedicels shorter than the calyx, with 3 linear bracteoles from the base;

petals 5, apricot-pink to orange-red, 1-2 cm. long;

stamens numerous, the filaments freed from the staminal tube individually;

ovary superior, the carpels 8-12 in a ring around a central axis;

styles equal to the number of carpels, the stigmas capitate

Capsules 3 mm. long, 1-seeded, rough-veined and indehiscent on the lower third.